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Adi Bloom
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US school shooting: Debate over whether teachers should be armed, or walk out
Arguments rage, while Florida mourns Scott Beigel, the geography teacher who died saving pupils’ lives
16 February 2018
RE ‘endangered’, as teacher training applications drop by 38%
The RE Council is urging the government to offer higher bursaries to would-be RE teachers
16 February 2018
Resurgent poetry makes longlist for prestigious children’s books award
Joseph Coelho’s poetry collection will vie against books by Patrick Ness and Katherine Rundell for a place on the Carnegie Medal shortlist
15 February 2018
Arts subjects are seen as the least important, poll shows
By contrast, a new YouGov poll ranks computing as the most important subject after English and maths at secondary school
15 February 2018
Religious groups mount campaign against teaching about same-sex marriage
A number of organisations are also calling for sex-education lessons to discuss how marriage can prevent the spread of sexually transmitted disease
15 February 2018
Trainee teachers unable to spot signs of mental ill-health in pupils
Research also reveals that most trainees would not know how to address mental health needs in pupils
13 February 2018