Monthly Archives: May 2011
Applicants’ appraisals opened up to heads
News | Published in The TES on 27 May, 2011 | By: Kerra Maddern Union fury over regulations change ‘madness’ Heads will be allowed to view confidential HR records about teachers’ previous performance before appointing, as part of Government attempts to end the recycling of “incompetent” members of the profession.In… read full article »
Crisis looms: teacher training slump worsens
News | Published in The TES on 20 May, 2011 | By: Kerra Maddern Loss of bursaries could be to blame, say academics English and Welsh schools are facing a teacher supply crisis after a major drop in the number of people hoping to enter the profession, universities have warned.The… read full article »
Staff keep schools in dark over disabilities
News | Published in The TES on 13 May, 2011 | By: Kerra Maddern Teachers hide conditions to avoid discrimination, study finds Teachers are concealing disabilities for fear of damaging their chances of getting jobs or promotions, new research suggests. A study for the Disabled Teacher Taskforce (DTT) has found… read full article »
Thousands of faith schools reborn as academies
News | Published in The TES on 6 May, 2011 | By: David Marley C of E gets key role in admissions, curriculum and funding as local authority influence withers Thousands of faith schools are set to become academies in a fundamental shift in the role of the church in… read full article »
Four in 10 schools to cut staff this year
News | Published in The TES on 29 April, 2011 | By: Richard Vaughan Plus 40 per cent anticipate budget reductions, NAHT/TES survey reveals Nearly four in ten schools are planning to reduce staff numbers over the next 12 months as headteachers struggle to balance their books, according to a… read full article »