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Underpaid and overworked: How Ofsted does nothing to help teachers

Underpaid and overworked: How Ofsted does nothing to help teachers

The suicide of Ruth Perry, a primary school headteacher of 13 years, begs the overdue question of why are public services measured by business-centric standards of governance? Teaching is highly personal and increasingly complex, and Ofsted should treat it as such
University students successfully tutoring disadvantaged pupils

University students successfully tutoring disadvantaged pupils

Students from the University of Manchester are among those involved in a scheme to help pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds progress.