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College of Teaching officially opens its doors for members

January 17, 2017 at 08:24AM The Chartered College of Teaching has today officially opened its doors for new members to join. The college, headed by Dame Alison Peacock, pledges to place research and evidence “at the heart of learning” for teachers. It costs £39 to join for an introductory period, with wider membership “following soon”.

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Schools in six more areas to get ‘opportunity’ funding

January 17, 2017 at 08:24AM The government will extend its ‘opportunity areas’ programme to fund schools and councils in six more places – claiming it will help “define a new role” for Britain as it leaves the European Union. Ministers will widen the scheme to include Bradford, Doncaster, Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, Hastings, Ipswich, and Stoke-on-Trent. Schools and

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Sussex university failed duty of care to assault victim, inquiry finds

January 17, 2017 at 03:39AM The University of Sussex failed in its duty of care to a student who was assaulted by a lecturer, taking only the perpetrator’s account of their relationship into account when assessing the risk he posed, according to an independent inquiry. The report comes after widespread criticism of the university’s decision

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ASCL fights robustly for schools funding | Letters

January 17, 2017 at 03:15AM Fiona Millar erroneously portrays ASCL as reflecting rather than challenging government policy (Anti-academy head squares up to establishment elite in union election, 10 January). Nothing could be further from the reality. The association has robustly challenged government policy on many issues and continues to do so. ASCL currently campaigns vigorously

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