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| | "Disgusting" stress levels cause of teacher absences, says NUT
A spokesperson for the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has blamed a high level of absenteeism among teachers in Sussex on "disgusting" levels of stress to which they are being subjected to, reports Jamie Last. |
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| | Anti-age laws do not go far enough
Anti-age discrimination campaigners will press politicians today for greater measures to tackle the problem, claiming existing rules do not go far enough. PA News reports. |
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| | Attacks on teachers - alarming survey results
A survey launched to record the level of attacks on teachers has revealed alarming results. |
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| | Charity launches survey on attacks on teachers
Teacher Support Network response to violence and disruption figures |
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| | No degree? No problem
Many teachers did not graduate in their subject specialism, but science bucks the trend. William Stewart reports.
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| | Private schools urged to join the state system
Ministers urged top private schools today to join the state system and help raise standards of education in poor areas. PA News reports.
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| | Stress Week (19-25 Feb) - how to avoid a crisis
To mark Stress Week (Feb 19-25th), during which Teachers’ TV will run programmes on managing stress in schools, Teacher Support Network advises teachers experiencing stress contact them before a challenge escalates into a crisis. |
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| | Teachers also victims of bullying, says charity
In response to Department for Education and Skills evidence to the Education and Skills Select Committee this week, Teacher Support Network calls for the bullying of teachers, as well as pupils, to be addressed urgently. |
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| | Teachers 'among worst for gossiping'
Teachers, bankers and stockbrokers are worst for gossiping about colleagues behind their backs, according to a new report today. PA News. |
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| | Teachers, we're watching you
Cameras and one-way windows will be used to help top performers leapfrog up the payscale. Jonathan Milne reports.
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| | Tories unlikely to dismantle Blair's reforms
Blair kept his promise to put education first. It is unlikely the Conservatives will dismantle his reforms, writes Editor, Judith Judd. |
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| | Tougher checks on teachers
Teachers and other education workers face an expanded array of background checks, including verifying their details with the Identity and Passport Service, reports Jonathan Milne. |
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| | Non-teachers welcome - as head teachers
Schools should consider hiring heads who are not qualified teachers, a major review of school leadership will suggest, writes Jonathan Milne. |
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| | Bac on Blair's agenda (7/12/06)
The government will pay to train teachers in 100 schools nationwide to offer the International Baccalaureate, the Prime Minister announced on Thursday, writes Jonathan Milne and Warwick Mansell. |
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| | Pay boost for part-timers
Up to 93,000 staff are in line for a £46 million pay-out as teachers' salary body reports, writes Jonathan Milne. |
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| | Racism charge rejected by NAHT
A headteachers’ leader has defended his members against a Government report claiming systematic racial discrimination in schools, writes William Stewart. |
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| | Governors could be paid for the first time
School governors could be paid for their time, the Pricewaterhouse-Coopers review of school leadership will suggest. Jonathan Milne reports. |
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| | Looking for a job? Expect tough competition
Expect to face stiff competition to find a job in teaching now, writes TES recruitment expert, John Howson.
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| | Male teachers are an endangered spieces
The number of male teachers in primary and secondary schools has hit record lows, according to new research published for the first time in TES magazine, writes Nick Hilborne. |
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| | Jobs review of 2006
It's been a year of triumphs, tragedies and the bizarre for the average classroom teacher, writes Irena Barker.
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| | Men considering teaching fear "closet paedophiles" tag (7/12/06)
Birmingham City Council's cabinet member for education, councillor Les Lawrence, has warned that men could be deterred from becoming a teacher because they fear being called paedophiles. |
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| | Pupils get ahead in the advertising stakes
Pupils at an Oxfordshire primary school film their own ad for a headteacher.... |
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| | NASUWT "vilified" for position on activities outside classroom (1/12/06)
Education Secretary Alan Johnson has announced a £2.7 million funding package to encourage schools to take more of their pupils out on trips.
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| | Schools pressed to employ refugee teachers (1/12/06)
The Government is missing out on hundreds of refugee teachers who could fill skills shortages in science and maths, and provide language assistance for struggling migrant pupils, according to a leading workforce charity, writes Madeleine Brettingham.
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| | Boris Johnson points the way into teaching (7/11/06)
Sixth-formers at St Marylebone Church of England High School in London got the shock of their lives yesterday when their supply teacher for the day was none other than Boris Johnson – the Conservatives’ higher education spokesperson, writes Jamie Last. |
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| | Holidays over: get over those motivation blues
Now that the holiday period has ended, many teachers may find that their motivation and energy levels have slumped. |
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| | Have you ever taught a lesson in the pouring rain?
Children at a primary school have been given all-weather jumpsuits so they can have lessons outside even when it is raining, reports PA News. |
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| | Men considering career change favour teaching
Professional men are now plotting their escape from the office - as their successful partners pledge their financial support, according to PA News. |
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| | NAA seeks more examiners for 2007
Last year the National Assessment Agency (NAA) and the various awarding bodies who set and mark exams and national curriculum tests had a record 63,000 applicants.
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| | NUT ballot over heavy workloads closes
The NUTs consultative ballot to determine members' views on new workload guidelines and on their commitment to the reduction of excessive working time and the removal of unnecessary workload has now closed. Look out for news on the outcome of the ballot here. |
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| | School system overhaul may raise teachers' work
A Government-commissioned report today calls for a major overhaul of the school system to stop boys and children from poor families falling behind in class, reports PA News. |
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| | Staff to be tested for headship - after a year
Diagnostic exams are being developed by National College for School Leadership to solve shortage of bosses, writes David Marley. |
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| | Want to work at a great school?
A TES analysis of Government figures into England's most popular schools could prove useful to teachers choosing where to work.
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| | Concern over Brown's split education department
Head teachers expressed concern today over Gordon Brown's radical decision to split up the Department for Education and Skills.
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| | Unions warn of losing faith in pay deals
Teachers will lose faith in multi-year pay deals if nothing is done to bring their current two-year package in line with rising inflation, say teaching unions. Irena Barker reports.
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