Education Update – October – December 2015 Selected items from the national scene as reported by TES 2nd October 2015 Key Government Advisor and Head Teacher reject the proposed new baseline assessment Dame AlisonRead More…

Education Update – July – September 2015 Selected items from the national scene as reported by TES 3rd July 2015 Teacher Recruitment Crisis? The Schools Minister, Nick Gibbs, rejected the warning by Teach First that EnglandRead More…

Education Update – April - June 2015 Selected items from the national scene as reported by TES 24th April 2015 Dramatic increase in Safeguarding referrals Statistics from 46 local authorities show an increase in the number ofRead More…

Education Update – January – March 2015 Selected items from the national scene as reported by TES 9th January 2015 Ofsted begins reliability testing in pilot inspection to assess consistency Ofsted admits that “different inspectorsRead More…

Education Update – September - December 2014 Selected items from the national scene as reported by TES 12th September 2014 New Education Secretary Nicky Morgan denied reports that the Conservative Manifesto would call for classes toRead More…