Government's secret £300,000 overseas teacher recruitment drive revealed
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/27/governments-secret-300000-overseas-teacher-recruitment-drive/
Teaching apprenticeships: the new school direct?
Ministers are drawing up plans for an apprenticeship route into teaching that could replace current on-the-job training schemes, Schools Week has learned. Jonathan Slater (pictured), the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, told MPs on Monday that his...
No council cash for new free schools in Manchester
Manchester City Council is refusing to budget for three of the four free schools due to open in the city this September. From this year, councils have to pay for free schools from the moment they open, even if they are not established as a result of a “basic need”...
Girl Power
Girl Power needs to start young - with storybooks - to challenge the assumption that boys are smarter, an education expert says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38770936
Multi-academy trusts spend less on ‘back office’ but don’t pay teachers more … and 6 other EPI findings
Schools in multi-academy trusts spend less on “back office” costs and more on primary teaching staff, compared to standalone academies and local authority schools. Primary schools in multi-academy trusts spend £23 more on teaching staff per pupil than local authority...
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