The original version of this article was originally published on Gov.uk. Face coverings in schools and colleges are to remain in place at start of summer term, following an ongoing review of the evidence and data. The government has today, Tuesday 6 April, confirmed...
Consultation on the criteria teachers should use when assessing speaking skills in GCSE modern foreign languages. Ofqual has today (Monday 12 October 2020) published a consultation on the criteria teachers should use when assessing speaking skills. The criteria will...
The National Union of Teachers NUT’s recent June 2015 supply teacher survey results offer some interesting findings from 6.5% (1,300 members) of their supply teacher membership that responded to their online survey. Here are some of the findings. What is the main...
Let’s face it the internet is brilliant, it is exceptional in all respects, one can find out almost anything about anything, it never ceases to amaze, but sadly it is still not a mainstream tool in schools and it certainly should be. Education in the UK is going...
It is difficult to tell, although figures suggest that over 400,000 children are being taught by unqualified teachers – so it must be working for somebody. In the past all teachers needed to have achieved QTS Qualified Teacher Status. The government gave Free...
Most children and young adults in the UK have access to multiple channels to help them to educate themselves. Clearly the majority of children attend school and those fortunate enough to be taught by inspiring teachers will do better than those that go through the...
