Copyright 2012 ATL Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:55:50 +0000 All the latest Education News from ATL http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news http://www.atl.org.uk/system/Images/ATL_Logo_tcm8-28524.gif 40 78 ATL Logo en Sunday http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/DfE-announces-overhaul-of-head-teacher-qualification/%7B64CD9A35-04DF-49CA-A577-099B29DAE9CD%7D http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/DfE-announces-overhaul-of-head-teacher-qualification/%7B64CD9A35-04DF-49CA-A577-099B29DAE9CD%7D 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.]]> Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:55:50 +0000 England http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/ESRC-Disabled-children-still-being-marginalised/%7BE2851913-117F-4DDD-B3F2-70DFFDC63DB8%7D http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/ESRC-Disabled-children-still-being-marginalised/%7BE2851913-117F-4DDD-B3F2-70DFFDC63DB8%7D 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.]]> Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:34:47 +0000 National news UK WIDE http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/38-million-UK-children-without-a-book/%7BD3658A6C-F6F8-443C-8A7E-AB416CABFF7C%7D http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/38-million-UK-children-without-a-book/%7BD3658A6C-F6F8-443C-8A7E-AB416CABFF7C%7D 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.]]> Tue, 6 Dec 2011 09:46:39 +0000 National news UK WIDE http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/Welsh-government-slashes-4-billion-school-building-programme/%7BC4ED9778-44C4-4AA4-BAA9-72CB005FABA9%7D http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/Welsh-government-slashes-4-billion-school-building-programme/%7BC4ED9778-44C4-4AA4-BAA9-72CB005FABA9%7D The government in Wales is significantly cutting back on its school building programme amid "severe financial cuts", the BBC has reported.]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:53:24 +0000 Wales http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/RSA-Government-not-addressing-coasting-schools/%7B754BA00F-063D-43E5-A974-CDCA10B8A5DB%7D http://www.atl.org.uk/education-news/RSA-Government-not-addressing-coasting-schools/%7B754BA00F-063D-43E5-A974-CDCA10B8A5DB%7D 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).]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:32:50 +0000 England