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From Closed organisation: National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)
  • Changes to NCTL's school business management programmes

    An update on how school business management programmes will run in the future.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charlie Taylor speech to the North of England Education Conference

    Charlie Taylor, Chief Executive of the NCTL, gave a speech about a school-led system to the conference in Nottingham.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charlie Taylor speaks at the Academies Show

    Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership speaks about the role of the NCTL and teaching schools in the school-led system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More support for special educational needs teachers

    More than 500 teachers and special educational needs (SEN) support staff have been awarded scholarships worth up to £3,500 to develop their specialist knowledge and skills.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First ever chief social worker for children and fast-track training to lead social work reform

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced the appointment of a children's chief social worker and new training for top graduates.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School Direct figures published today

    More than 22,000 graduates have applied to become teachers via the School Direct programme, Department for Education figures published today show.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New randomised controlled trials will drive forward evidence-based research

    Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will raise the bar in education and children’s services by increasing the use of quantitative evidence.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Teaching schools making their mark

    Information about the 150 new teaching schools designated by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charlie Taylor's keynote speech to the North of England education conference

    Charlie Taylor's keynote speech at the North of England education conference today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Teaching Agency and National College set to merge

    Information on plans for the National College for School Leadership to merge with the Teaching Agency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Encouraging rise in teacher training figures

    Information on the number of people who have registered for higher education-led teacher training courses in England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New prestigious mathematics scholarship to get top graduates into the classroom

    Information on the announcement of a new incentive to attract top graduates into teaching maths.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Highest quality of graduates going into teacher training

    Details of an increase in the number of teachers with high-quality degrees, including highest number of physics graduates recruited since 1979 and more men than ever opting for career as a primary teacher.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New tougher tests for trainee teachers

    From 2013 prospective teachers will have to sit new tougher tests in English, mathematics and reasoning before they can start training.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New scholarships to attract top chemistry graduates into teaching

    New teacher training scholarships in chemistry led by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have been announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New School Direct programme opens 28 September 2012

    Applications are now open to allow schools to register for School Direct.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government announces hundreds of new teacher scholarships

    Information about the National Scholarship Fund and its inclusion of special education needs (SEN) support staff for the first time.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charlie Taylor speaks about behaviour at the Academies Show 2012

    Charlie Taylor, the government's adviser on behaviour, speaks at the Academies Show on helping children who are in difficulty.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Overhaul of headteachers' qualification to help train the next generation of great school leaders

    A new enhanced National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) will prepare prospective headteachers for the rigours of the job.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government sets out plans to attract the best graduates into teaching

    Top graduates will be attracted into the teaching profession to help drive up standards in schools, under new plans published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government