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Christine Blower RSS feed10,000 back petition to demand end of Sats
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Ten thousand people have signed a petition calling for the end of Sats as industrial action over the tests moved a step closer2009-09-18T05:34:10ZSchools take on bouncers as cheap teachers
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Thousands of former postmen, driving instructors and nightclub bouncers are being hired as 'cheap labour' to teach children as young as five2009-09-10T08:18:19ZCity workers' fast-track to teaching attracts just 90 applicants
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Flagship Government scheme to turn city workers into teachers in six months has attracted 90 applicants2009-08-10T14:43:25ZTeachers blasted as ‘irresponsible’ over Sats boycott
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The debate over primary school tests erupted into a war of words with ministers and headteachers accusing each other of “irresponsible” and “outrageous” behaviour2009-03-26T09:35:01ZWe need these new teachers - they're fun, keen and wise
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No one likes student teachers. Especially not the pupils. As a mean 13-year-old I can remember hounding a student teacher, a Mr Bean lookalike, out of his first class. He deserved it2009-03-12T11:25:16ZTeacher training in six months is 'just a gimmick'
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Ministers faced a backlash over their plans to allow City workers made redundant to become teachers within six months2009-03-10T09:41:23ZTeachers call in the Yard to tackle 2,700 fights
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Police were called to tackle serious violence in London schools almost 2,700 times this year, it has been revealed2008-12-23T09:10:20ZScrap the academies -they don't work, say advisers
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Ministers were urged to scrap plans for hundreds of flagship academies after a highly critical report from the Government's own advisers2008-11-27T16:41:49ZAnger as schools are told to drill pupils for SATs
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Children face mounting pressure to pass their primary school Sats after the Government told teachers to drill pupils for exams2008-10-15T13:26:43ZOxbridge trainee, 29, is youngest academy head
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An Oxford graduate with only three years’ classroom experience has become the youngest headteacher hired to run an academy2008-10-10T13:14:33ZEducation
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The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods.2008-10-02T14:27:43ZCity victims of crunch could ease teacher shortage
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City workers facing redundancy could help ease a shortage of teachers in London2008-09-29T09:50:37ZAcademy sponsors build 'branded' school empires
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Wealthy academy backers are building education empires by opening chains of branded schools2008-09-10T09:34:15ZAdonis: We want 70 academies in London by 2011
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Private companies and faith groups will be handed unprecedented control of London's state schools under a radical blueprint for education, the Evening Standard can reveal2008-07-14T08:55:41ZPolice called to schools 64 times a day
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The police are summoned to schools in London more than 64 times a day, figures show2008-07-09T07:50:23ZBusiness leaders reject academic diplomas plan
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Company bosses have dealt a blow to the credibility of the Government's new diplomas, urging ministers to improve GCSEs and A-levels instead2008-06-23T10:56:35ZParents to have maths lessons with children
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A major government review of how maths is taught in primary schools is set to recommend joint parent-andchild lessons and a recruitment drive for specialist teachers2008-06-17T09:39:49ZWalkout by teachers causes huge headache for parents
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Teachers marched through the centre of London today as their one-day national strike - the first for 21 years - affected more than 1,000 of the capital's schools2008-04-24T08:07:36Z