Curriculum DfE 

An EBacc Embarrassment

19th July 201719th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4736 Views 1 Comment Consultation, Curriculum, Department for Education, DfE, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, House of Lords, Justine Greening

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why have we had to wait 500+ days for the Department of Education to publish 2,755 responses to their consultation?

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DfE Recruitment Research 

Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey

11th July 201711th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 3099 Views 0 Comments CPD, curriculum reform, Department for Education, Professional development, recruitment and retention, Research, School Workforce Census, Teacher Supply, Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it really true, that teacher workload has been reduced?

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DfE Leadership Recruitment 

Is There A Teacher Recruitment Crisis?

1st July 201716th July 2018 @TeacherToolkit 4321 Views 0 Comments age, Census, Department for Education, disability, Ethnicity, FTE, full-time, full-time equivalent, leadership, National Statistics, Part-Time, pupil teacher ratio, qualifications, Recruitment, Research, Retention, Salary, School Workforce Census, statistics, teacher's pay, teaching, Vacancies, Workforce Census

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is there a recruitment crisis, and what does the latest research tell us about the education workforce?

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DfE Politics 

If I Were Secretary of State for Education …

10th June 201710th June 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4392 Views 0 Comments #GE2017, Conservatives, Department for Education, DfE, Education, General Election, government, Justine Greening, labour, liberal democrats, Michael Gove, Ofsted, Policy, politics, refom, Secretary of State

Reading Time: 2 minutes If I were Secretary of State for Education …

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DfE Leadership Ofsted 

21 Rhetorical Questions

28th May 201722nd May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 10664 Views 5 Comments accountability, Behaviour, challenging, Consultation, Department for Education, DfE, Fair Funding, Inadequate, inspectors, MAT, Multi Academy Trust, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, opaque, Outstanding, Recruitment, Retention, School Inspection, School Inspections, SEN, Senior Leadership, senior teacher, Special Measures, transparency, Zero Tolerance

Reading Time: 2 minutes What rhetorical questions would you ask ‘about education’?

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DfE Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

Focus on Teaching Not Grades!

29th April 201729th April 2017 @TeacherToolkit 6472 Views 0 Comments Department for Education, Education Excellence Everywhere, General Election, Nicky Morgan MP, Ofsted, Purdah, School Inspection, Senior Leadership, teaching learning and assessment, White Paper

Reading Time: 3 minutes What if teaching and learning is no-longer a priority for schools?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

10 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2017

8th January 201731st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 16700 Views 5 Comments Bootcamp, Department for Education, DfE, EBacc, Lesson gradings, MockSTEDs, Natasha Devon, No Excuses, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, Progress over time, Progressive, Richard Kennett, Traditional, Verbal Feedback, Written Feedback

Reading Time: 9 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2017?

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DfE Ofsted Twitter 

The Ladybird Book of Edu-Twitter

4th January 201728th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5776 Views 0 Comments Andy Percival, Dame Alison Peacock DBE, Grammar Schools, James Pembroke, Ladybird Book, Maddy Barnes, Martin Galway, Michael Tidd, Michaela School, Nicky Morgan, Sean Harford, Simon Smith, The Michaela Way, The Rochford Review, Theresa May, Twitter

Reading Time: 3 minutes What have been your education highlights over the past 12 months?

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DfE 

10 Wishes for Education in 2017

1st January 201731st December 2016 @TeacherToolkit 4659 Views 2 Comments @TeacherToolkit, Education, Teacher Toolkit, wishes, Wishlist, YouTube

Reading Time: 1 minute What would you wish for in education?

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Curriculum DfE Seasonal 

All I Want for Christmas

24th December 201623rd December 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3283 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Consultation, Department for Education, Donald Trump, EBacc, Father Christmas, House of Commons, Ian Taylor, Lord Nash, Schools Week, The Earl of Clancarty

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you could choose just one present for Christmas, what would it be?

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DfE Seasonal 

Dear Mrs. Claus

18th December 201616th December 2016 @TeacherToolkit 8741 Views 3 Comments College of Teaching, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Father Christmas, Ofsted, Open Letter, Recruitment, Retention, School Workforce Census

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is the true meaning of teaching?

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DfE Policies 

It’s Another Government U-Turn!

29th October 201629th October 2016 @TeacherToolkit 5798 Views 0 Comments Academisation, Apprenticeships, Brexit, Grammar Schools, Justine Greening, Lucy Powell, Michael Gove, National Citizen Service, National Teaching Service, Ofsted, QTS, Selection

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does the Department for Education actually know what it is doing?

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DfE Students 

Misapprehension and Misinformation

1st October 201615th October 2016 @TeacherToolkit 4602 Views 2 Comments Black and Minority Ethnic, Census, DefendDigitalMe, Department for Education, DfE, Di Leed, EAL, English as an Additional Language, English for Action, Laura McInerney, Nick Gibb, Passport, Schools Week

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are schools clear about what EAL information should/should not be communicated to the Department for Education?

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DfE 

Justine Greening

16th July 201617th July 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3051 Views 2 Comments Department for Education, DfE, Education Secretary, Justine Greening

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do teachers want from the new Education Secretary, Justine Greening?

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Curriculum DfE 

Stop the Exclusion!

30th June 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3976 Views 4 Comments campaign, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, House of Commons, House of Parliament, Nick Gibb, Nicky Morgan

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we ensure the Arts subjects are protected in our schools?

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DfE Ofsted 

No More Teaching and Learning

6th June 20166th June 2016 @TeacherToolkit 4617 Views 0 Comments Department for Education, DfE, Education Excellence Everywhere, Ofsted, Sean Harford, White Paper

Reading Time: 4 minutes How long before a judgement on ‘Teaching, Learning and Assessment’ is removed from school inspections?

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Assessment DfE 

Lessons in Leadership

1st June 201630th July 2017 Steven Robertson 3517 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Department for Education, Nicky Morgan, SATs

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are there lessons to be learnt from a chaotic year in the Department for Education?

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