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Ofsted promises changes after head teacher Ruth Perry’s death
Schools watchdog Ofsted has said it will make changes after the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry in January. Chief inspector Amanda Spielman said Ofsted was piloting changes to its…
Oral exams could weed out artificial intelligence cheats
The risk of cheats using artificial intelligence (AI) systems means that schools can no longer rely on coursework to assess pupils, who should instead sit more oral exams, a report…
Parents off the homework hook: social class plays greater role in child’s marks
Parents tearing their hair out over quadratic equations may be relieved to hear that helping with a child’s maths homework has almost no impact on how well they do at…
More women are quitting their jobs as teachers and nurses to become computer coders
A landmark report has revealed that women working as teachers are most likely to switch to a job in coding. According to the report published by coding education and employment provider Code First…
Over 500 girls in 17 years
Some would say being a Houseparent in a boarding house of 60 teenage girls for 17 years is no easy feat, but I have found it an extremely rewarding one….
Schools could provide guaranteed number of teaching hours under new plans
Education select committee members would support an MP-led inquiry into school inspections and grading following Ruth Perry’s suicide Conservative MPs have called for a review of Ofsted’s one-word grading system…
Teacher vacancies are double pre-Covid levels
Teacher vacancies in the UK are running at almost double the pre-Covid pandemic level, with the sector’s annual recruitment target likely to be missed for the second consecutive year. A…
Costs hike, Brexit and Covid force boarding school shake-up
Source: TES State boarding schools to offer bed and breakfast and wraparound care amid ‘collision’ of issues as heads warn of ‘upwards pressure’ on fees. State boarding schools are facing…
Schools could provide guaranteed number of teaching hours under new plans
Source: The Courier Schools could be required to provide about 1,000 hours of teaching time each year as a legal minimum, under plans being considered by the Scottish Government. Ministers…
Coronation delays SAT results by a week to give civil servants time to mark them
Children’s SATs results will be delayed to give civil servants more time to mark them – because the test dates have moved due to the bank holiday for King Charles’ Coronation….
