More than half of secondary school leaders are considering leaving the profession, according to a TES survey out today, with most blaming government policies At the end of next week, Carol Mason will call time on her career as a head. After spending a quarter of a century at Brentwood… read full article »

FE news | Published in TES magazine on 27 January, 2012 | By: Joseph Lee Thousands of unemployed people are being denied the opportunity to receive work-based training at colleges, according to a report by the Association of Colleges (AoC). Bureaucratic rules and a lack of coordination are stopping colleges… read full article »

Courses offering ‘insider information’ in exchange for cash are branded ‘immoral’ Examiners are making thousands of extra pounds a year by coaching teachers and pupils in private courses that offer “insider information” into the qualifications they set and mark, TES can reveal. England’s big three exam boards all have examiners,… read full article »

Sixty per cent of leading public figures in the UK have humanities, social science or arts degrees, a new study has found. A report commissioned by the New College of the Humanities (NCH) found the subjects had been studied by the majority of those “at the top of their professions”… read full article »

How the ‘boot camp’ culture is moving beyond the inner cities Drew Duncan looks out over the atrium of Mossley Hollins High. Two storeys below, Year 11 are forming into neat lines in complete silence. But something is wrong. Mr Duncan, the head, has spotted a pupil carrying his jacket… read full article »