Teachers Forced to Pay for Training
Funding cuts in support for pupils with dyslexia have put teachers under pressure to pay for training out of their own pocket, costing up to £3,800. According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) many teachers are self-funding their own training as schools cannot afford for this specific course. The BDA have stated that three or […]
Education Spending Fall
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) education establishments, including schools and colleges, in England have suffered the worst fall in spending since the 1970s. The recent government has committed to increasing the funding within schools which amounts to £4.3 billion a year by 2022 which will ‘just about reverse’ the 8 per cent […]
25% of Teachers Work 60 Hours Per Week
A quarter of educators in England work more than 60 hours per week, far more than their counterparts across the world. The government has tried to reduce workload over the last 5 years using several initiatives and although some teachers have stated their work has decreased, the amount of time they are spending teaching and […]
Quarter of Teachers Unprepared to Talk Periods
Over a quarter of teachers feel they are unprepared to teach lessons on menstruation with huge amounts of pupils going to them in distress about periods. As of September 2020, teaching menstruation will be compulsory in sex education so perhaps training should be required for some. When asked what educators need to be able to […]
Primary Head’s Pay Highest in World
According to figures released today, primary school headteachers in England have the highest maximum pay in the world, some being almost twice the EU average. The report was established to compare samples from headteachers across the world, however it also compares salaries of primary teachers, which now, is below the average in the EU. Basically, […]