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Department for Education

All things on government and educational policy from @TeacherToolkit. Browse through this category and feel free to comment or share these blogs articles.

School Workforce Census

Why Are More Teachers Leaving Teaching Than Entering?

22nd Jul 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Gender Pay Gap: Only One Piece of the Equality Jigsaw

30th May 2018 by Claire Boyd

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

Research

Research Questions About Education 2018

20th May 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Parent School Gates

What Are Parents’ Perceptions of OfSTED?

19th Apr 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Machine Learning

Can Machine Learning Predict A School Inspection?

12th Apr 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Crowded Bus

Is The Fear Narrative Out Of Proportion?

8th Feb 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Angry Man

Raging Against The Machine

4th Feb 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Headteacher Money

Does Performance Related Pay Make You A Better Teacher?

3rd Feb 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Rubbish Bag

9 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2018

1st Jan 2018 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Workload

Teacher Workload: Policy vs. Practice

12th Nov 2017 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Data People Bars

In Search Of Research: Mathematical Intimidation

21st Oct 2017 by @TeacherToolkit

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

Small-Scale Research

23rd Aug 2017 by @TeacherToolkit

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

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