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The Department for Education estimates £700 million is spent on training new teachers each year – but for the past four years it has failed to hit the target number of trainees.   So what does the NAO think is going wrong?   1.The NAO says the main reason why more more teachers are needed […]

The Department for Education has been accused of not doing enough to train new teachers – as the rate of vacancies rockets by nearly ten-fold. A report published today by the National Audit Office [read the main points here] has revealed a series of weaknesses in the government’s strategy for recruiting teachers. The department was […]

Young offender institutions could be turned into “secure schools” with a greater focus on education, under new plans being considered by ministers. Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed the government will explore using the free school process to set up the secure academies for young offenders. They would provide criminals under the age of 18 […]

Ofsted has told schools they must do more to protect  vulnerable and disenfranchised pupils – despite new figures showing schools are spending more on alternative provision providers. A report published today by the education inspectorate found schools are switching from poor quality alternative provision to in-house interventions, with schools praised for working together to find […]

The general secretaries behind two unions facing rumours of a potential merger have said it could be discussed at their conferences this spring, but admitted any such decision is down to their members. There has been various report over the past 12 months that the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers […]

The government has ended an annual £2,300 grant to help small infant schools fund free meals for their pupils – despite some already making a loss to feed their children. The Department for Education (DfE) posted an update to its universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) website page at 4.25pm on Friday prompting the revelation […]

The University of Cambridge has told schools today it will introduce a “common format” admissions test. Pupils applying to the university for 2017 entry will sit a written assessment either in November or at their interview, depending on the subject. Schools Week first revealed the university was consulting on proposals to bring back testing in […]

A new union boss has claimed music and drama could be squeezed out of school timetables because of the government’s EBacc commitments in his first call for action since taking the job. Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said the subjects are in danger of becoming the “preserve […]

The department for education spent more than £3 million to transfer 23 academies to new trusts – with the rebrokering of one school costing more than £500,000. The department was ordered to reveal how much it paid new academy sponsors to takeover failing schools after a 12-month legal battle concluded in favour of transparency campaigners. […]