by Sam | 24 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
It is expected that more than 10,000 state schools face being thrown into chaos as teachers across England and Wales prepare to launch the first national strike in almost three years. At least half of schools could close or partially shut on Wednesday after the...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Economy, Education & Children's Services
Business Secretary Vince Cable has told teachers that they know “absolutely nothing” about the world of work. In a speech to manufacturing industry executives, Cable identified education professionals as the “underlying problem” behind poor quality career...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Teachers in England and Wales will go on strike on 26 March in a dispute over pay, pensions and conditions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced. The NUT’s General Secretary Christine Blower said Michael Gove’s “persistent...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Michael Gove and George Osborne have announced a £1 million cash boost to train teachers to teach computer coding to children. The Government will provide half of the funding for the scheme, with the remainder to be covered by technology companies such as Google....
by Chris Rogers | 13 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services, Politics
The BBC has reported that Labour is considering announcing a plan for teachers to be licensed every few years in order to work in England’s schools (Olly from PSI: the evasive language suggests this is very much in testing the water territory). Shadow...
