Insight Placement at the National Education Union, Belfast
A student teachers' experience of working with the NEU.
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Shortages of specialist teachers
Almost 20,000 more specialist teachers are needed to fill shortages in EBacc subjects.
Not SATisfactory
How the KS2 reading test fails working-class children
The Experiences of Children in Northern Ireland Growing Up Online
The NEU attended the launch event for the report "Growing Up Online: Children's Online Activities, Harm, and Safety in Northern Ireland" at Stranmillis University College on Thursday 21 September 2023.
Is Ofsted ‘independent’?
Education journalist Warwick Mansell questions Ofsted's claim of impartiality regarding recruitment to its controversial "curriculum unit"
Daniel Kebede TUC Congress 2023
General Secretary's address to Congress
Teaching phonics and reading: PIRLS of wisdom?
Government ministers claim improved reading ability among primary pupils is down to a prescriptive approach to how to teach children to read. But, as Dominic Wyse reveals, the facts behind the figures paint quite a different picture.
Secondary assessment: could England learn from Scotland?
A review of secondary assessment and qualifications in Scotland has recommended fewer exams and a wider range of assessment methods to meet the needs of all students.
Seeing beyond the test scores
A West Yorkshire member on their light touch approach to making pupils 'secondary ready', not 'SATs ready'.
Hungry for change
Students Hamza Shahbaz and Gabriel Perez detail their experiences of campaigning for much needed change in the education system, specifically around the outdated Ofsted inspectorate.
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