Head teacher Cathy Earley shines a light on the startling gaps in Ofsted inspector expertise.
NEU Leadership member Phillipa Kearns describes working at the chalkface whilst the daily worry of receiving ‘the call’ looms large.
The weight of responsibility placed on teachers has grown significantly in recent years.
The Department for Education has had to accept that it failed to provide the adequate information in its evidence document to school leaders.
Keegan's email displays a total disregard for the situation heads are in. It is not good enough to tell them there is enough money in the system if it isn’t distributed to the point of need.
Restrictive eligibility and a focus on means-testing eligibility results in many more children going hungry than are receiving free school meals.
The Government has been unwilling to seriously engage with the causes of strike action.
Bridget Phillipson's proposal to remove the four headline grades that Ofsted currently awards is a welcome step towards addressing inspection issues.
In responding to the pay claims of teachers ‘ unions, the government responds with the same refrains – “There’s no money".
After days of intensive negotiation, the education unions ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU have been presented with a pay offer by the education Secretary.
The latest NFER report shows what many of us in the education sector have long feared about the state of teacher recruitment and retention: this crisis is entrenched, and it cuts deep and hard.
73% of NEU teacher members in Wales who responded to the union’s consultation have voted to ACCEPT the pay offer put forward by the Welsh Government, and end the dispute.
