http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news 2012-05-17T03:34:14Z ATL Newsfeed http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/DfE-announces-overhaul-of-head-teacher-qualification/%7B64CD9A35-04DF-49CA-A577-099B29DAE9CD%7D 2011-12-07T09:55:50Z 2011-12-07T09:55:50Z

The Department for Education (DfE) announced a major overhaul of the head teachers' qualification yesterday (December 6th) as it continues its major reforms of the national education system.

The Department for Education (DfE) announced a major overhaul of the head teachers' qualification yesterday (December 6th) as it continues its major reforms of the national education system.]]> http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/ESRC-Disabled-children-still-being-marginalised/%7BE2851913-117F-4DDD-B3F2-70DFFDC63DB8%7D 2011-12-06T11:34:47Z 2011-12-06T11:34:47Z

Too many disabled children are unable to achieve their full potential because schools and health and social care continue to marginalise them, new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has found.

Too many disabled children are unable to achieve their full potential because schools and health and social care continue to marginalise them, new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has found.]]> http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/38-million-UK-children-without-a-book/%7BD3658A6C-F6F8-443C-8A7E-AB416CABFF7C%7D 2011-12-06T09:46:39Z 2011-12-06T09:46:39Z

A new study by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has discovered that some 3.8 million children in the UK do not own their own book.

A new study by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has discovered that some 3.8 million children in the UK do not own their own book.]]> http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/Welsh-government-slashes-4-billion-school-building-programme/%7BC4ED9778-44C4-4AA4-BAA9-72CB005FABA9%7D 2011-12-05T15:53:24Z 2011-12-05T15:53:24Z

The government in Wales is significantly cutting back on its school building programme amid "severe financial cuts", the BBC has reported.

The government in Wales is significantly cutting back on its school building programme amid "severe financial cuts", the BBC has reported.]]> http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/RSA-Government-not-addressing-coasting-schools/%7B754BA00F-063D-43E5-A974-CDCA10B8A5DB%7D 2011-12-05T11:32:50Z 2011-12-05T11:32:50Z

Schools which fail to improve on their 'satisfactory' Ofsted grading within two further inspections should be given notice to improve and treated as 'inadequate', according to a new report by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

Schools which fail to improve on their 'satisfactory' Ofsted grading within two further inspections should be given notice to improve and treated as 'inadequate', according to a new report by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).]]>