The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed.
England’s exams regulator, Ofqual, is "closely monitoring" the marking of an A-level maths paper after a petition demanding a review garnered over 15,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.
How do we achieve classroom consistency (better teaching) without reducing teachers to compliance? Having faced this challenge myself as a school leader, I recognise that the problem is about perspective. Too often, schools chase consistency when what they really need is
Congratulations, ECTs! For those of you who are ECT1, you are nearly halfway through. ECT2s, this is the beginning of your goodbye to the ECF, and soon you can call yourself a fully-fledged teacher!