Teachers

Headteacher Martyn Cooper is celebrating a successful Ofsted visit with students. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development and sixth-form provision at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School were rated ‘outstanding’ during the recent Ofsted inspection, while the quality of education as well as leadership and management, were named ‘good’.

Headteacher delighted as school rated as good with outstanding elements

The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July, prompting more recession fears.

Recession fears as UK economy shrinks by ‘more than expected’ in July

Here’s what you can do if you fail your GCSE exams. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

How to resit your GCSE exams if you fail

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over

Jayne Stephenson, from Glossop, will put her son on packed lunches in September if the 41% school meal price increase will go ahead.

'Children will suffer' says single mum forced to put son on packed lunches

Year 6 pupils are set to receive their SATs results this week - here’s what you need to know.

SATs 2023 results release date - what you need to know

Striking teachers from the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally in Parliament Square on 5 July 2023 in London, United Kingdom. NEU members are striking to win a fully-funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Teachers walk out for second day this week over pay

NEU members are set to go on strike for two days this week over an ongoing dispute over pay with the government. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers to walk out for 2 days this week

Teachers promised £2,400 bonus by Labour to cap ‘mass resignations’

Labour plan to offer teachers £2,400 bonus to cap mass resignations

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Teachers’ strikes: Fresh round of industrial action announced for July

Brookfield Community School at Chatsworth Road in Chesterfield, which has over a thousand pupils on the roll, has been rated as ‘good’ across all the categories following an Ofsted inspection in April.

Headteacher celebrates as previously ‘inadequate’ school is now ‘good’

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher

Teachers have warned of another fresh wave of strikes in July if the government does not meet their demands on pay. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Review body recommends teachers get 6.5% pay rise

Teachers have warned of another fresh wave of strikes in July if the government does not meet their demands on pay. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers to strike if pay dispute remains unresolved

Minister for Schools Nick Gibb is going to look into Year 6 SATs following concerns the reading exam was too difficult

Year 6 SATs exams to be looked into by schools minister

Teachers and senior doctors will ballot in their dispute with the government over pay, which will likely see a fresh round of strikes. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers and senior doctors to ballot for fresh strikes

Three teachers and a 14-year-old pupil have been injured in a disturbance at Johnstone High School in Renfrewshire.

Pupil and teachers taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ at UK school

A primary school head teacher has demanded SATs be scrapped over pressure on pupils. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Head teacher demands SATs scrapped over pressure on children

Thousands of teacher members from the National Education Union held an industrial action on May 2 in a pay dispute with the UK government. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Union warns of lengthy teacher strikes into next year

Teachers from the National Education Union demonstrate in central Middlesbrough as part of a further day of industrial action by teachers on April 27, 2023 in Middlesbrough, England. There were widespread school closures in England as members of the National Education Union (NEU) went on strike for a fourth day this year. A fifth strike day is scheduled for May 2. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

All state schools in England could be closed due to strikes

Teachers are striking again. Credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

When and where teachers’ strikes are happening and if schools close

Midwives in England vote to accept government pay offer

Henry Bradley Nursery and Infant School on Princess Street, Brimington, has recently undergone an ‘ungraded’ Ofsted inspection.

Chesterfield school working 'extremely hard’ after Ofsted inspection

Rishi Sunak will review England’s ‘anti-maths mindset’

Rishi Sunak sets up ‘costly’ review into ‘anti-maths mindset’

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

NASUWT votes in favour of abolishing Ofsted after teacher’s death

Teachers and members of the National Education Union (NEU) hold placards during a demonstration called by the NEU trade unions in the streets of Reading, on February 1, 2023 during a national strike day. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Teachers reject new pay offer - fresh strikes fear

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

Young pupils in Ilkeston clean up a mess left by passers-by at the school site every week, as rubbish keeps coming back. Yesterday, local Police officers appealed to residents to pick up their litter so children can focus on education.

School staff forced to pick up litter every week as site full of rubbish

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

Old Hall Junior School was inspected by Ofsted in February and received a 'Good' rating.

“We are proud that we continue to be a good school" says headteacher

Civil servants are on strike today as well with a picket line at DWP Job Centre in Chesterfield Steeplegate from 8 a.m.

Derbyshire strikes: Junior doctors, teachers and civil servants join pickets

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is on strike today? Teachers & junior doctors included

Pupils in Alfreton’s David Niepier Academy said they have been stopped from holding a protest about the new toilet rules as teachers threatened them with detention.

School toilets protests stopped with detention threats

Parents and carers have named the policy ‘diabolic’ and ‘inhumane’ and said they do not feel comfortable sending their daughters and granddaughters back to the school.

‘Even in prison you can use toilet’ – says dad as 50 students suspended

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

A driver supporting the NEU strike action (Photo: Getty)

200,000 teachers to strike over next three days

Children on World Book Day.

Teachers strikes fall on same day as World Book Day

World Book Day 2023 is coming - everything you need to know

Derbyshire teachers, pupils, parents civil servants and PCS union members have joined a rally in Chesterfield on Fbruary 1. The rally was a part of nationwide strike action over the pay dispute and harsher striking law.

'Our children are being let down' – says NEU officer as teachers set to strike

MPs have been given a 2.9% pay rise, starting from April 1.

MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, taking salaries to over £86,000

St John’s Green Primary School in Colchester said they were forced to sack staff as they could no longer cope with the rising costs of energy bills.

Teachers and staff of UK school fired after energy bills soar

Some of the activities you can expect at Branching Out Forest School.

Forest schools: child led learning in Chesterfield

Chrissa Wadlow, founder of Sunshine Support, who is leading the national campaign

Special needs organisation leading the way for UK-wide child attendance strikes

Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison join a rally by the University and College Union (UCU).

UK mass strike will see half a million workers walk out today