Tag: teachers
Pushing all the right buttons
School trips are inspiring for all children, but it is those with the most to gain who will lose out if excursions are cut,...
Special school staff not trained in SEN
Most staff members in special schools have no specialist training in SEN, says a new study by the conservative think tank the Policy Exchange....
Gove offers schools academy status
All maintained schools will have the right to apply for academy status, removing them from local authority control and giving them the power to...
Teachers work extreme unpaid hours
Many teachers work extreme levels of unpaid overtime, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Interpreting recent official statistics, the TUC claims that roughly...
Teachers amongst healthiest workers in UK
Teaching is the second healthiest profession in the country, according to a new survey released in December. The survey of 3,000 workers, by health...
More teachers seek help with mental health
A charity providing telephone and online support for teachers experiencing common mental health problems has seen a marked increase in its service use over...
No joined-up thinking
Government recommendations for teaching reading are putting out contradictory signals, says Debbie Hepplewhite. So which reading instruction methods are teachers expected to follow?
NDCS launch Fingerspellathon
The National Deaf Children’s Society is launching the UK’s biggest ever Fingerspellathon campaign. Teachers across the UK are invited to join the campaign which...
