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Adi Bloom
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Dramatic drop in new teacher recruitment coincides with 150% boost to DfE advertising spend
Teacher-training offers fall by 37 per cent over two years, despite a huge increase in recruitment campaign spending
25 January 2018
New teacher applications down by 29% since last year
The latest Ucas figures reveal that there were 6,640 fewer applicants for teacher-training courses thus month compared with the same time last year
25 January 2018
Pupils are more savvy about social media than adults give them credit for, research shows
Teenagers are critical of celebrity-endorsed content, and can see that it is irrelevant to their own lives, a study suggests
25 January 2018
Exclusive: Ed tech full of ‘snake oil’, research chief claims
Sir Kevan Collins has said that events such as Bett – the world’s biggest ed tech show – allow education resources to be marketed to schools even if they harm pupils
24 January 2018
Girls want schools to teach them how to cope with sexism and racism online
Survey shows that pupils also want to be taught what to do when they see something upsetting online
23 January 2018
Exclusive: Teachers say their poor mental health is harming pupil progress
Excessive workload is among the reasons why teachers are experiencing mental health problems, study finds
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23 January 2018