DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by the Secretary of State

3rd December 20183rd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 950 Views 1 Comment Academy, Community School, Damian Hinds, Department for Education, Early Years, Free School, Freedom Of Information, good, nursery, Outstanding, Primary, State School, Voluntary Aided

Reading Time: 2 minutes Which schools has Damian Hinds visited in his role as Secretary of State for Education?

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DfE Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

Dear Santa, I Write To You For The Teaching Profession …

2nd December 20187th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 875 Views 4 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, accountability, Appraisal, Christmas, Coleman et al, Damian Hinds, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Father Christmas, grading lessons, Knowledge Rich, Mark-Plan-Teach, Ofsted, Outstanding, Performance Management, Professor Robert Coe, School Funding, Special Measures

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your education hopes and fears for teachers in 2019?

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DfE Policies Politics 

The Truth About Teacher Pay Rises

25th September 201826th September 2018 Ian McDaid 1328 Views 2 Comments budget, Damian Hinds, Department for Education, DfE, Funding, Liz Truss, Pay, Pay and Conditions, pay grant, pay increase, Pay Rise, Pupil Premium, Salary, school budget, teacher salary, teachers pay review body

Reading Time: 2 minutes Where exactly is the money coming from to fund an increase in teacher pay?

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DfE Leadership Publication 

England: A World Class Education System?

16th September 201816th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1199 Views 1 Comment accountability, Amanda Hulme, Amanda Spielman, Andreas Schleicher, Andy Mellor, Anne Lyons, Carole Willis, Dame Alison Peacock, Department for Education, Emma Knights, James Bowen, Lord Jim Knight, Marie-Claire Bretherton, Michael Tidd, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Nick Brook, Ofsted, Rebecca Allen, Ross Morrison McGill, Sam Butters, Sam Freedman, Sir Kevan Collins, Tim Sherriff

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve the education system in England?

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DfE Leadership Policies 

If Damian Hinds Were A Headteacher …

16th September 201815th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1373 Views 0 Comments Damian Hinds, Department for Education, Grammar Schools, Mark-Plan-Teach, Nick Gibb, Pay Rise, sabbatical, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What would it be like if the Secretary of State for Education were a school headteacher?

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DfE Recruitment Research 

Why Are More Teachers Leaving Teaching Than Entering?

22nd July 201816th July 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3129 Views 4 Comments Census, Demographics, Department for Education, Ethnicity, FTE, full-time, Gender, Newly Qualified Teacher, Part-Time, Pupil Numbers, pupil teacher ratio, Qualified Teacher Status, Recruitment, Retention, Salary, School Workforce Census, Teacher Pay, Vacancies

Reading Time: 3 minutes What does the latest research tell us about the education workforce in England?

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DfE Policies 

Gender Pay Gap: Only One Piece of the Equality Jigsaw

30th May 201831st May 2018 Claire Boyd 1011 Views 0 Comments Equality, Gender, gender gap, Gender Pay Gap, Government Equalities Office, leadership, maternity, Maternity Leave, Median Pay Gap, Multi-Academy Trusts, NASUWT, Office for National Statistics, Pay Gap, women

Reading Time: 2 minutes What does the gender pay gap mean for women working in schools? 

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DfE Leadership Research 

Research Questions About Education

20th May 201819th May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 4621 Views 2 Comments Areas of Research Interest, ARI, Cognitive Science, Contextual Value Added, Department for Education, DfE, Early Years, England, Further Education, higher education, Mental Health, Ofsted, performance, School Inspection, SEND

Reading Time: 2 minutes What questions are the Department for Education currently researching about education in our schools?

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DfE Ofsted Parenting 

What Are Parents’ Perceptions of OfSTED?

19th April 201818th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1538 Views 4 Comments Annual Survey, Childcare, childcare provider, Department for Education, Inspection, Ofsted, Ofsted report, Parent View, Parents, YouGov

Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it true, that parents read and trust OfSTED reports?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Can Machine Learning Predict A School Inspection?

12th April 201813th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3262 Views 8 Comments accountability, Data, Department for Education, Inspection, machine learning, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Ofsted, Paul Moore, School Inspections, UCL

Reading Time: 5 minutes How do OfSTED determine which schools to inspect? 

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DfE Leadership Ofsted 

Is The Fear Narrative Out Of Proportion?

8th February 201810th February 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1616 Views 2 Comments @TeacherToolkit, Amanda Spielman, blogs, British Values, busload of heads, Curriculum, Education, evidence, Examinations, Exams, gaming the system, hijab, HMCI, HMI, Inspection, leadership, Michael Gove, Michael Wilshaw, Nick Gibb, Ofsted, Parent View, Peter Wilby, School Inspection, Schools, Sean Harford, Teacher Toolkit, Teacher View, teaching, Testing, The Guardian, Trojan Horse

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is the inspection ‘fear narrative’ out of proportion claims OfSTED’s chief, Amanda Spielman?

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DfE Leadership Ofsted 

Raging Against The Machine

4th February 20182nd February 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1703 Views 3 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, Alex Tomlin, Amanda Spielman, Conservatives, Department for Education, DfE, Exams, Flip the System, Inspections, Interview, Jelmer Evers, Justine Greening, labour, league tables, National Education Union, NEU, Nick Gibb, Ofsted, Sean Harford

Reading Time: 6 minutes How can we sort our education system once and for all?

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DfE Policies Research 

Does Performance Related Pay Make You A Better Teacher?

3rd February 201829th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3848 Views 2 Comments Academies, Appraisal, attainment, classroom observation, Data, Department for Education, evidence, GCSEs, headteachers, LEA< local authority, Main Pay Scale, MPS, outcomes, Performance-related pay, Professor Simon Burgess, PRP, Recruitment, Retention, The Conversation, Threshold, University of Bristol, Upper Pay Scale, UPS, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does performance related pay make you a better teacher?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

9 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2018

1st January 201831st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 14156 Views 23 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, Amanda Spielman, Appraisal, Assessment, banners, Bin, books looks, coloured pens, Data, Department for Education, Graded Lessons, Jarlath O’Brien, Lesson observations, letterheads, logos, Loic Menzies, Marking, MockSTED, Nick Gibb, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, polarisation, Progressive, PRP, Richard Kennett, Senior Leadership, Teaching Ideas, Tom Sherrington, Traditional, work scrutinies, Workload, Yellow Box

Reading Time: 7 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2018?

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DfE Policies Research 

Teacher Workload: Policy vs. Practice

12th November 201710th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5042 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Curriculum, Data, Department for Education, Exams, Lesson planning, Marking, Ofsted, Policy, SATs, Vacancies, Workload, Workload Challenge

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is the Department for Education doing to help reduce teacher workload?

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Assessment DfE Policies 

In Search Of Research: Mathematical Intimidation

21st October 201728th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5575 Views 1 Comment accountability, Amerin-Beardsley, Appraisal, Department for Education, Evaluation of Teachers’ Pay Reform Research, Flip the System, Gary Rubinstein, Good or Outstanding, Google Scholar, Learning Styles, Lord Jim Knight, Michael Gove, Value Added Measure, Van Der Wateren

Reading Time: 6 minutes Does performance appraisal lead to teacher improvement?

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DfE Research 

Small-Scale Research

23rd August 201716th August 2017 @TeacherToolkit 2153 Views 1 Comment Childcare, Department for Education, Mental Health, Ofsted, Research, School Inspection, Transgender

Reading Time: 2 minutes What research does the Department for Education conduct which is ‘off the radar’?

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