Welcome to Headteacher Update 18 May 2013
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Latest News
New Quality Mark to aid teacher recruitment
A new quality standard for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff has been launched following the government's decision to scrap existing safeguards. The Department for Education (DfE) axed the existing Quality Mark earlier this year....
Plans for a Royal College of Teaching gather pace
Moves to set up a Royal College of Teaching are gathering pace after the publication of a report discussing the merits of the idea and backing for the plan from the secretary of state. The booklet, Towards a Royal College of Teaching: Raising...
Thousands of children are being illegally excluded from school
The scale of illegal exclusions across England's schools has been revealed in a report that says the education of thousands of children is being affected by the practice. The results of an eight-month inquiry by children's commissioner Dr Maggie...
Latest Features
Parent View: Getting your parents online
Ofsted wants schools to do more to promote Parent View. It has issued a toolkit, poster and leaflet encouraging schools to be more proactive in getting parents to record their views online. There is a need. Research by Headteacher Update into...