<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest news for Teacher recruitment from Randstad Education</title><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.xml</link><description>Latest news for Teacher recruitment from Randstad Education</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>09 Feb 2012</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><copyright>Randstad Education</copyright><docs>~/rss/</docs><item><title><![CDATA[Arts learning 'improves degree chances for poorer pupils']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report has highlighted the importance of arts-based subjects in schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2184-arts-learning-improves-degree-chances-for-poorer-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New guidelines 'should improve teaching']]></title><description><![CDATA[New guidelines 'should improve teaching']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1792-new-guidelines-should-improve-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University to validate publishing firm's degree  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[University to validate publishing firm's degree  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1757-university-to-validate-publishing-firms-degree--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of higher education set to push Brits overseas  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost of higher education set to push Brits overseas  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1752-cost-of-higher-education-set-to-push-brits-overseas--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academy status 'not a silver bullet']]></title><description><![CDATA[Academy status 'not a silver bullet']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1708-academy-status-not-a-silver-bullet.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies will 'accelerate privatisation of education'    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 162 schools have become academies this month and a further 473 academies are in the pipeline.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1481-academies-will-accelerate-privatisation-of-education----.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Surrey college faces investigation over leak ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Godalming College in Surrey has apologised after mistakenly e-mailing private medical details.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1461---surrey-college-faces-investigation-over-leak-.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unnecessary pressure is put on young people, says academic]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to one academic, unnecessary pressure is put on young people.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1440-unnecessary-pressure-is-put-on-young-people-says-academic.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More kids get first choice secondary school place]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a marginal increase in the number of families getting their first choice of secondary school in England.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1393-more-kids-get-first-choice-secondary-school-place.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[England's schools adjudicator to leave post early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Craig, England's schools adjudicator, is to leave his post early.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1378-englands-schools-adjudicator-to-leave-post-early.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers prefer single-sex classes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It easier to prepare their lessons if they have a specific one-sex target, according to one expert.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1372-teachers-prefer-single-sex-classes.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fees could make unis look 'silly']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to David Willetts, universities which charge the maximum tuition fee may look &quot;silly&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1321-new-fees-could-make-unis-look-silly.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad maths 'should not be seen as badge of honour']]></title><description><![CDATA[The NIACE has insisted that being bad at maths must no longer be seen as a &quot;badge of honour&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1314-bad-maths-should-not-be-seen-as-badge-of-honour.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cloud computing would be 'a step forward' for education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The adoption of cloud computing can significantly improve the experiences of both pupils and teachers, according to one expert.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1310-cloud-computing-would-be-a-step-forward-for-education.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commentators 'paying too much attention to free schools policy']]></title><description><![CDATA[People are taking notice of the free schools policy because it is a &quot;new, interesting and controversial idea&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1303-commentators-paying-too-much-attention-to-free-schools-policy.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gossip website shutdown due to 'malicious comments']]></title><description><![CDATA[Little Gossip has been closed due to &quot;malicious gossip&quot;, the website's owners said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1299-gossip-website-shutdown-due-to-malicious-comments.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Head teacher calls on schools to put less emphasis on class sizes ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Cairns said schools should spend less money trying to deliver small class sizes and invest more in teachers' salaries.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1291--head-teacher-calls-on-schools-to-put-less-emphasis-on-class-sizes-.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Singing can boost children's wellbeing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singing in school can make children feel more positive about themselves, new research has suggested.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1284-research-singing-can-boost-childrens-wellbeing.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quality of teaching the 'key' factor in child's education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quality of teaching is key to a child's education, according to John Coe.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1265-quality-of-teaching-the-key-factor-in-childs-education.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Report reveals value of libraries ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, children who use their local library are twice as likely to be above average readers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1266--report-reveals-value-of-libraries-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curriculum should include academic and vocational subjects, say MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to MPs, the National Curriculum should ensure a place for both academic and vocational subjects.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1260-curriculum-should-include-academic-and-vocational-subjects-say-mps.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools adjudicator defends comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Ian Craig has defended himself in the face of criticism.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1254-schools-adjudicator-defends-comments.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister calls for review into school closures   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caitriona Ruane has called for a review into why hundreds of schools closed during the heavy snowfall in December.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1255-education-minister-calls-for-review-into-school-closures---.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister seeks to improve standards in Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leighton Andrews wants to improve standards through the education system.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1251-education-minister-seeks-to-improve-standards-in-wales.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham critical of coalition over free schools policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The shadow education secretary is opposed to the concept of free schools. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1239-burnham-critical-of-coalition-over-free-schools-policy.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove 'must change how teachers are trained']]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary's biggest challenge is reforming how teachers are trained, according to a national newspaper.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1240-gove-must-change-how-teachers-are-trained.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Long-term speech problems are not parents' fault]]></title><description><![CDATA[ According to new research, long-term speech problems are not parents' fault. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1243-research-long-term-speech-problems-are-not-parents-fault.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Review to examine cost of Scottish teaching workforce ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary Mike Russell has called for a re-examination of the McCrone deal.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1234--review-to-examine-cost-of-scottish-teaching-workforce-.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONS confirms rise in graduate unemployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in five UK university graduates who entered the Labour market failed to find employment last year, the ONS said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1232-ons-confirms-rise-in-graduate-unemployment.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columnist hails all-girl schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[All-girl schools should be reintroduced, according to Rowan Pelling.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1223-columnist-hails-all-girl-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils take legal action over axing of school scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has been accused of behaving &quot;unfairly and unlawfully&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1225-councils-take-legal-action-over-axing-of-school-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School governors consult over academy status ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governors have until March 31st to make a decision.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1219-school-governors-consult-over-academy-status-.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies programme causing councils to miss out on funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils are missing out on government funding, according to the LGA.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1216-academies-programme-causing-councils-to-miss-out-on-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oftsed: Speech problems hamper children's ability]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, delays in young children's ability to speak and listen properly are creating problems.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1207-oftsed-speech-problems-hamper-childrens-ability.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers strike over pupil violence ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at Lanchester School have gone on strike over pupil violence.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1202-teachers-strike-over-pupil-violence-.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Hughes may oppose spending cuts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal Democrat MP may oppose cuts to government spending.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1190-simon-hughes-may-oppose-spending-cuts-.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community-led group given go-ahead to open 'free' school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has approved plans for the Stour Valley Community School in Clare, Suffolk.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1185-community-led-group-given-go-ahead-to-open-free-school.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools shun tough subjects, league table shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, schools shun tough academic subjects.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1178-schools-shun-tough-subjects-league-table-shows.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report recommends more training for aspiring teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trainees should undergo basic literacy and numeracy tests, a new report has concluded.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1172-report-recommends-more-training-for-aspiring-teachers.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychometrics for trainees]]></title><description><![CDATA[All teaching hopefuls will face psychometric tests.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1167-psychometrics-for-trainees.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Thousands failing in key subjects, league tables show ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new league tables, thousands of pupils are failing in key subject areas.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1163--thousands-failing-in-key-subjects-league-tables-show-.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth of secondary schools record deficit ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around a fifth of secondary schools were in deficit at the end of 2010, the government said.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1158-fifth-of-secondary-schools-record-deficit-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ More children tutored for grammar school entry exams  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures show that children as young as four are being tutored to pass the 11-plus examination.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1146--more-children-tutored-for-grammar-school-entry-exams--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMA is cost effective, says study]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, the EMA grant is cost effective.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1086-ema-is-cost-effective-says-study.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School spending 'will not rise in real terms', says government]]></title><description><![CDATA[English schools will not now see their budgets rise in real terms over the next four years, the government said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1076-school-spending-will-not-rise-in-real-terms-says-government.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chiefs criticise decision to axe EMA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EMA scheme is set to be abolished.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1077-union-chiefs-criticise-decision-to-axe-ema.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools pupils protest over sport cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[School pupils are angry at the government's decision to cut funding for school sport.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1074-schools-pupils-protest-over-sport-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of schools shut due to bad weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the third day in succession, schools up and down the country have been closed due to heavy snowfall.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1047-thousands-of-schools-shut-due-to-bad-weather.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wycombe school given 'outstanding' Ofsted rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highcrest Community School is said to offer an 'outstanding' quality of education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/979-wycombe-school-given-outstanding-ofsted-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super College makes redundancy pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Glasgow College has reached an agreement with the EIS over staff redundancies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/971-super-college-makes-redundancy-pledge.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradford school praised for recent improvements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farfield Primary and Nursery School has seen a noticeable improvement since 2008.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/965-bradford-school-praised-for-recent-improvements.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Yarm school given 'outstanding' Ofsted rating ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conyers School, in Yarm, has been rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/960--yarm-school-given-outstanding-ofsted-rating-.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thurrock primary school given glowing Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodside Primary School has beeen described as being &quot;good with outstanding features&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/958-thurrock-primary-school-given-glowing-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voice damage teacher awarded huge payout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joyce Walters has been awarded a &#163;156,000 payout.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/953-voice-damage-teacher-awarded-huge-payout.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted notes improvements at Datchet school]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Churchmead School has been deemed to be 'satisfactory' by Ofsted inspectors. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/951-ofsted-notes-improvements-at-datchet-school.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford Academy given 'satisfactory' Ofsted rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford Academy is &quot;rapidly improving&quot;, according to an Ofsted report.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/948-oxford-academy-given-satisfactory-ofsted-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary teacher critical of Ofsted process ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt O'Grady suggested that Ofsted cannot accurately measure teaching standards. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/945-primary-teacher-critical-of-ofsted-process-.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents protest against school closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of parents have voiced their anger at the proposed closure of Gedling School.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/941-parents-protest-against-school-closure.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teeside head teacher unhappy with Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nunthorpe School was judged to be 'satisfactory' by Ofsted inspectors.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/942-teeside-head-teacher-unhappy-with-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary teacher scoops prestigious award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Llew Davies has won the teacher of the year prize.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/944-primary-teacher-scoops-prestigious-award.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Teaching human rights 'reduces bullying' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has claimed that teaching children about human rights can reduce bullying and exclusions.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/939--teaching-human-rights-reduces-bullying-.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh schools 'perform worse' after league table ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, secondary schools in Wales are performing worse since league tables were abolished.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/936-welsh-schools-perform-worse-after-league-table-ban.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire school given academy status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highdown School has become the first Berkshire school to be given academy status.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/934-berkshire-school-given-academy-status.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Nov 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Albans teacher nominated for national award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Bazen is in line for another teaching prize.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/926-st-albans-teacher-nominated-for-national-award.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Rochdale school rated 'good' by Ofsted ]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Mary's RC Primary offers a 'good' standard of education, Ofsted said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/917--rochdale-school-rated-good-by-ofsted-.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abingdon pre-school set for closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pre-school celebrated its 25th birthday earlier this year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/911-abingdon-pre-school-set-for-closure.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special school handed 'outstanding' Ofsted rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brookfields Special School is 'outstanding', according to the education watchdog.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/907-special-school-handed-outstanding-ofsted-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school delighted by Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education watchdog praised the school's head teacher Helen Brambani.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/899-primary-school-delighted-by-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classroom performance is 'at the heart of the education agenda']]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Jardine is determined to improve teaching standards. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/902-classroom-performance-is-at-the-heart-of-the-education-agenda.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school pupils' behaviour praised by inspectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the inspection team, Tottington Primary School is 'satisfactory'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/896-primary-school-pupils-behaviour-praised-by-inspectors.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exmouth primary school handed 'outstanding' rating by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, Withycombe Raleigh Primary School is 'outstanding'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/888-exmouth-primary-school-handed-outstanding-rating-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minster praises Oxforshire schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cameron is MP for Witney, in west Oxfordshire.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/890-prime-minster-praises-oxforshire-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special school given 'satisfactory' Ofsted rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors said that Baytree Special School is a &quot;welcoming, pleasant and very safe place to work and learn&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/883-special-school-given-satisfactory-ofsted-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report reveals hygiene problems with school toilets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has criticised the condition of secondary school toilets.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/879-report-reveals-hygiene-problems-with-school-toilets.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher bans GCSE pupils from using fountain pens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Williams has banned GCSE pupils from using fountain pens.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/872-head-teacher-bans-gcse-pupils-from-using-fountain-pens.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubled school given 'satisfactory' Ofsted rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audlem St James Primary School is 'satisfactory', according to Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/870-troubled-school-given-satisfactory-ofsted-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher attacks state education standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[School standards had been &quot;so dumbed down that even the children know it&quot;, according to Katharine Birbalsingh.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/857-teacher-attacks-state-education-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers to be given new disciplinarily powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary has revealed that head teachers will be able to discipline students &quot;any time, any place, anywhere&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/847-head-teachers-to-be-given-new-disciplinarily-powers.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School sees dramatic change of fortune]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mottingham Primary School has come on leaps and bounds in less than a year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/844-school-sees-dramatic-change-of-fortune.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh secondary schools 'need more science teachers']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Gary Brace, secondary schools in Wales need more science teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/838-welsh-secondary-schools-need-more-science-teachers.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[County council explores academies proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of Surrey's secondary schools could soon become academies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/832-county-council-explores-academies-proposal.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derby school freeze jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Dave Wilkinson, savage cuts to education spending would lead to a &quot;nightmare scenario&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/833-derby-school-freeze-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[International students hail standard of teaching in UK ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey has revealed that international students believe the standard of teaching in the UK to be very high.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/834-international-students-hail-standard-of-teaching-in-uk-.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching jobs set to go at Northern Ireland college]]></title><description><![CDATA[The North West Regional College could axe as many as 30 full-time teaching jobs.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/827-teaching-jobs-set-to-go-at-northern-ireland-college.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crewe school has youngest advanced skills teacher in country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natalie Godwin was just 23-years-old when she became an advanced skills teacher.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/828-crewe-school-has-youngest-advanced-skills-teacher-in-country.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each teaching post chased by 17 applicants, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, each teaching vacancy in Scotland is being chased an average of 17 applicants.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/818-each-teaching-post-chased-by-17-applicants-figures-show.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southport school handed 'outstanding' rating by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, Farnborough Road Infant School provides pupils with an 'outstanding' education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/812-southport-school-handed-outstanding-rating-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safe schools will cost billions, survey warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, some &#163;14 billion is needed over the next four years to ensure structurally sound classrooms.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/814-safe-schools-will-cost-billions-survey-warns.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bursaries 'fail to attract students from less privileged backgrounds']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, bursaries are failing to attract people from less privileged backgrounds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/816-bursaries-fail-to-attract-students-from-less-privileged-backgrounds.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted awards Birmingham school 'outstanding' rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government watchdog concluded that Small Heath School and Sixth Form Centre is 'outstanding'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/809-ofsted-awards-birmingham-school-outstanding-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School given 'satisfactory' rating by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has described St Barnabas CE Primary School as 'satisfactory'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/810-school-given-satisfactory-rating-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider graduate tax, says university principal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The principal of the University of Glasgow has claimed that a graduate tax is a potential solution to helping to fund Scotland's higher education sector.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/801-consider-graduate-tax-says-university-principal.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male graduate 'are more attracted to secondary school teaching']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to George Muirhead, male graduate are more attracted to secondary school teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/802-male-graduate-are-more-attracted-to-secondary-school-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school handed prestigious accolade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Prince's Teaching Institute Mark recognises and rewards school departments which develop inspirational ideas and activities that enhance teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/806-secondary-school-handed-prestigious-accolade.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook campaign leads to honour for history teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dewi Vaughan has worked at Longhill High School for 38 years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/798-facebook-campaign-leads-to-honour-for-history-teacher.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school celebrates 'good' Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillside Primary School offers children a 'good' standard of education, according to Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/791-primary-school-celebrates-good-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish government reduces class sizes ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has introduced a legal limit of 25 pupils for primary one classes.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/782-scottish-government-reduces-class-sizes-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child prodigy starts Open University course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Downing, 11, is to soon begin a maths and science Open University degree course.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/778-child-prodigy-starts-open-university-course.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education authorities urged to merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alastair McNish said education authorities need to merge.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/776-education-authorities-urged-to-merge.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities' teaching-research balance has 'gone wrong']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to science minister David Willetts, the research-teaching balance has &quot;gone wrong&quot; in universities.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/772-universities-teaching-research-balance-has-gone-wrong.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham school celebrates 'outstanding' Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Ofsted, the Yardleys School provides an outstanding quality of education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/755-birmingham-school-celebrates-outstanding-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[No male teachers in quarter of primary schools, research reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, growing numbers of primary schools have no male teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/757-no-male-teachers-in-quarter-of-primary-schools-research-reveals.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst primary schools 'will become academies']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Michael Gove, failing primary schools will be converted into academies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/752-worst-primary-schools-will-become-academies.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[International students 'cheating on university applications']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, foreign students are attempting to bluff their way into British universities.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/753-international-students-cheating-on-university-applications.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh pupils start play-based foundation phase]]></title><description><![CDATA[First minister Carwyn Jones has claimed the policy will help to transform early years' education in Wales.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/748-welsh-pupils-start-play-based-foundation-phase.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers set for more time in the classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talks are taking place that could see teachers work longer hours in the classrooms, it has been confirmed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/749-teachers-set-for-more-time-in-the-classroom.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Sep 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of struck-off Scottish teachers rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, more than 70 teachers in Scotland have been struck off in the past six years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/744-number-of-struck-off-scottish-teachers-rises.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damage to language teaching 'may be irreparable']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to John Dunford, the damage to language teaching in secondary schools may be irreparable.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/739-damage-to-language-teaching-may-be-irreparable.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching gender gap is widening]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, women continue to dominate the teaching profession in Wales.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/740-teaching-gender-gap-is-widening.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popularity of ICT falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, the popularity of ICT as a GCSE subject has fallen in the last year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/730-popularity-of-ict-falls.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student battling deadly tumour scores top GCSEs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Polywka has achieved seven top grades at GSCE level.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/731-student-battling-deadly-tumour-scores-top-gcses.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private schools adopt O-level-style exams]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, more private schools are ousting GCSEs in favour of alternative courses modeled on the old O-level.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/732-private-schools-adopt-o-level-style-exams.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent student achieves 15 A* GCSE  grades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chidera Ota's ultimate ambition is to become a doctor.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/733-kent-student-achieves-15-a-gcse--grades.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-year-old achieves pass grade in maths GCSE ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dee Alli is the youngest person to pass a GCSE.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/734-five-year-old-achieves-pass-grade-in-maths-gcse-.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCSE results spark row over standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record number of pupils took GCSE exams at least a year early, new figures show.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/735-gcse-results-spark-row-over-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers set to review language teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been a significant drop in the numbers of pupils taking language subjects this year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/736-ministers-set-to-review-language-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: GCSE league tables help parents pick the best schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, parents should use GCSE league tables to pick the best schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/718-study-gcse-league-tables-help-parents-pick-the-best-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven-year-old maths whiz achieves record-breaking GCSE score ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Selby is less than half the age of most youngsters who take their maths GCSE exam. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/719-seven-year-old-maths-whiz-achieves-record-breaking-gcse-score-.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheshire schools set to become academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College and Brine Leas High will be among the first in England to become new-style academies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/722-cheshire-schools-set-to-become-academies.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maths prodigy achieves A-level qualification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xavier Gordon-Brown has already earned an A-level at age ten.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/723-maths-prodigy-achieves-a-level-qualification.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding gap caused drop in A-levels results, claims union]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a teaching union, a gap in funding is part of the reason for a small drop in A-level results in Wales.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/725-funding-gap-caused-drop-in-a-levels-results-claims-union.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns raised for newly-qualified teachers in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, hundreds of retired people were used as supply teachers in Scotland.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/728-concerns-raised-for-newly-qualified-teachers-in-scotland.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursery rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of Ofsted inspectors has concluded that Stepping Stones Nursery School is 'outstanding'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/713-nursery-rated-outstanding-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School pleased with Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giffards Primary was deemed to be 'good' by Ofsted inspectors.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/714-school-pleased-with-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspirational headteacher says farewell to pupils and staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Windle led Bowlee Park Primary School to become the most improved in the country.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/705-inspirational-headteacher-says-farewell-to-pupils-and-staff.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish teachers are facing burn out, warn unions]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to unions, Scottish teachers are facing &quot;burn-out&quot; over the delivery of the controversial new curriculum.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/702-scottish-teachers-are-facing-burn-out-warn-unions.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Number of complaints against Norfolk and Suffolk school teaching revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, more than 250 complaints were made against school staff in Norfolk and Suffolk over the last 12 months.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/697--number-of-complaints-against-norfolk-and-suffolk-school-teaching-revealed.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New figures reveal cost of supply teachers in Swansea]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, Swansea schools have paid out more than &#163;1 million to agencies who provide supply teachers over a 12-month period.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/699-new-figures-reveal-cost-of-supply-teachers-in-swansea.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curriculum for Excellence takes effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has introduced a controversial new curriculum. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/700-curriculum-for-excellence-takes-effect.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Gloucestershire primary teaching courses given 'outstanding' rating]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Ofsted, the University of Gloucestershire's primary teaching courses are 'outstanding'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/694-university-of-gloucestershire-primary-teaching-courses-given-outstanding-rating.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School celebrates glowing Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newhall Infant and Nursery School has received a glowing report from the education watchdog.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/695-school-celebrates-glowing-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School for disruptive pupils rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oglethorpe has been declared 'outstanding' by the education watchdog.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/696-school-for-disruptive-pupils-rated-outstanding-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies Bill is a recipe for chaos, say MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to MPs in Hackney, the new Academies Bill is a &quot;recipe for chaos&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/676-academies-bill-is-a-recipe-for-chaos-say-mps.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted praises Hereford's first academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education watchdog has praised Hereford's first academy for its recent progress.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/677-ofsted-praises-herefords-first-academy.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher bids farewell to pupils and staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christine Bryant worked at Tickenham Primary School for more than 20 years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/688-teacher-bids-farewell-to-pupils-and-staff.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils have 'no male role model' at almost 50 primaries ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to official statistics, almost 50 primary schools across East Yorkshire have no male teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/678-pupils-have-no-male-role-model-at-almost-50-primaries-.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science results 'suggest pupils are drilled to pass tests']]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Richardson said that pupils have been drilled to pass tests in past years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/679-science-results-suggest-pupils-are-drilled-to-pass-tests.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maths teacher releases new book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Carson hopes to change the way maths is presented in schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/673-maths-teacher-releases-new-book.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[State schools are 'keen to sign up for old-style exams']]></title><description><![CDATA[An increasing number of state schools are keen to implement an exam based on traditional O-level principles.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/674-state-schools-are-keen-to-sign-up-for-old-style-exams.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancashire schools apply for academy status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lancaster Royal Grammar, Lancaster Girls Grammar, Bishop Rawstorne CE Language College in Croston and Hambleton Primary have all applied for academy status.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/680-lancashire-schools-apply-for-academy-status.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastings school named among top primaries in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robsack Wood is among the top 13 per cent of primaries in England, according to Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/681-hastings-school-named-among-top-primaries-in-england.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[British schools are a 'disaster zone']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Neil O'Brien, too many Britons are being failed by the education system.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/684-british-schools-are-a-disaster-zone.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figures reveal lack of male primary school teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Whitehall statistics, many primary schools across Lincolnshire have no male teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/683-figures-reveal-lack-of-male-primary-school-teachers.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report reveals value of good nursery teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, a good nursery teacher can increase your earning capacity later in life.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/685-report-reveals-value-of-good-nursery-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leeds college makes improvements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has praised a Leeds college for improving standards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/686-leeds-college-makes-improvements.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union attacks business secretary's plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UCU has criticised plans for a new graduate tax system.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/687-union-attacks-business-secretarys-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audenshaw School to become academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academy status has been awarded to Audenshaw School.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/691-audenshaw-school-to-become-academy.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost quarter of Cornish children below national standard ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, almost a quarter of children in Cornwall are failing to reach the expected standards of reading and writing.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/692-almost-quarter-of-cornish-children-below-national-standard-.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Riding schools among first for new Ofsted reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted is beginning to assess schools without resorting to on-the-spot visits from inspectors.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/693-east-riding-schools-among-first-for-new-ofsted-reports.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursery earns Ofsted praise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has praised a nursery after it succeeded in improving standards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/668-nursery-earns-ofsted-praise.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union questions school exams' validity]]></title><description><![CDATA[An NUT spokesman has questioned the validity of this year's Sats results.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/670-teaching-union-questions-school-exams-validity.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhyl school passed by Estyn inspectors ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhyl High School has been removed from special measures.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/671-rhyl-school-passed-by-estyn-inspectors-.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary defends academy schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Michael Gove, there is no rush for schools in England to become academies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/661-education-secretary-defends-academy-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bury has highest rate of pupil expulsions]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, Bury has the highest rate of pupil expulsions in the country.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/662-bury-has-highest-rate-of-pupil-expulsions.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolton College deemed 'good' by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, Bolton College provides students with a 'good' standard of education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/656-bolton-college-deemed-good-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspectors impressed by improvements at school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A complete overhaul of staff has helped Ryecroft Primary to flourish.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/657-inspectors-impressed-by-improvements-at-school.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school reading levels fall for second year running]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second year running, reading levels among primary school pupils have fallen.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/658-primary-school-reading-levels-fall-for-second-year-running.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Many new teachers in Scotland feel ill-prepared]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, many new teachers in Scotland feel ill-prepared to teach basic literacy and numeracy.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/659-report-many-new-teachers-in-scotland-feel-ill-prepared.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Thousands of children are looked after by inadequate nurseries]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, young children are being left in the hands of 'inadequate' childminders, nurseries and creches.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/664-ofsted-thousands-of-children-are-looked-after-by-inadequate-nurseries.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much-loved teacher retires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Stelling left High Street primary school last week after 28 years service.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/665-much-loved-teacher-retires.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New school celebrates first year]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Petherton has enjoyed a successful first year.
]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/667-new-school-celebrates-first-year.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Aug 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher prepares for new challenge overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wendy Brown is now preparing for a whole new challenge.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/652-teacher-prepares-for-new-challenge-overseas.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' career celebrated at event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Burton has retired form the teaching profession.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/653-teachers-career-celebrated-at-event.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular teacher prepares for retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headteacher Janet Abbott has spent nearly 20 years at St Gabriel's CE Primary.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/654-popular-teacher-prepares-for-retirement.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary School enjoys remarkable turnaround]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aslacton Primary School is celebrating a spectacular turnaround in its performance.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/648-primary-school-enjoys-remarkable-turnaround.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh education chief leaves post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor David Hawker is to step down from his current role in September.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/649-welsh-education-chief-leaves-post.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pioneering head teacher set to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Eales has ended his 20-year spell as head at Wollescote Primary School.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/644-pioneering-head-teacher-set-to-retire.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher set for early retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alison Mangan has spent more than 35 years in the teaching profession.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/645-teacher-set-for-early-retirement.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools to receive 'pupil premium' for teaching poorest children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has announced that schools will be paid a &quot;pupil premium&quot; for teaching the poorest children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/647-schools-to-receive-pupil-premium-for-teaching-poorest-children.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[English teacher heads overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil Hawkins is trying to change the face of state education in Brazil.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/640-english-teacher-heads-overseas.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Hundreds of Scots are expelled for alcohol use every year]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, an average of 550 pupils are thrown out of school for using drugs or alcohol each year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/641-report-hundreds-of-scots-are-expelled-for-alcohol-use-every-year.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted praises primary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, Chipping Sodbury primary school is good with an outstanding approach to healthy eating and guidance for pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/636-ofsted-praises-primary-school.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff join protests over cutbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching staff in Doncaster have joined a nationwide protest over government cutbacks.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/638-teaching-staff-join-protests-over-cutbacks.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Teachers too embarrassed to teach sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the education watchdog, one in three schools is not teaching sex education properly.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/639-ofsted-teachers-too-embarrassed-to-teach-sex.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh school given 'outstanding' report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Estyn awarded Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni in Fleur de Lys top grades in all seven categories.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/632-welsh-school-given-outstanding-report.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Swedish-style schools will prove costly]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, Swedish-style free schools in England will prove a costly experiment.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/634-study-swedish-style-schools-will-prove-costly.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penryn teacher retires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Wearne has decided to retire after 36 years in the teaching profession.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/635-penryn-teacher-retires.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents attempt to stop school's lessons in The Simpsons]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to one parent, the show does not provide the right quality of learning for students.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/629-parents-attempt-to-stop-schools-lessons-in-the-simpsons.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff launch strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at Farnley Park Maths and Computing college have launched strike action.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/630-teaching-staff-launch-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers: School buildings not fit for learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new survey, 26 per cent of teachers do not think their school buildings are an effective learning environment.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/631-teachers-school-buildings-not-fit-for-learning.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted gives Hereford college positive report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Herefordshire College of Technology is &quot;well led and managed&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/622-ofsted-gives-hereford-college-positive-report.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sats are biased against non-English children, says Ofqual]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the exams regulator, English tests should not ask pupils about irony.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/624-sats-are-biased-against-non-english-children-says-ofqual.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent school teachers protest over funding cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers in Brent have launched strike action.
]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/625-brent-school-teachers-protest-over-funding-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somerton school teacher retires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting head teacher Susan Peel has retired after 39 years at Somerton Primary School.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/626-somerton-school-teacher-retires.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions attack government plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to introduce academies, free schools and a university graduate tax have been criticised.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/619-teaching-unions-attack-government-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching stalwart set to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ann Watts has taught at St Edmund's school for the last 30 years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/620-teaching-stalwart-set-to-retire.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: One in five school leavers struggle to read]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, one in five school-leavers struggle to read and write.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/621-report-one-in-five-school-leavers-struggle-to-read.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspirational teacher set to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[After spending 38 years at Moorside High School, deputy headteacher Jan Bird is to retire at the end of term.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/616-inspirational-teacher-set-to-retire.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art teacher claims regional award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Bazen has scooped the Outstanding New Teacher of the Year award for the East of England region.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/617-art-teacher-claims-regional-award.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions: Sats are too unreliable and stressful]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to teaching unions, Sats have too high a margin of error to be used to compare schools in league tables.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/618-teaching-unions-sats-are-too-unreliable-and-stressful.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school teacher to retire ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Calvert has taught more than 1,000 children in her time at Pendle Primary School.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/612-primary-school-teacher-to-retire-.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher set to retire after four decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beth Wood is retiring at the end of term after 40 years in the teaching profession.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/613-teacher-set-to-retire-after-four-decades.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School helps to create new teaching aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillside Primary is helping to pioneer and develop a new instrument which lets disabled children play music expressively.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/614-school-helps-to-create-new-teaching-aid.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headteacher says farewell to pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karen Craig is leaving her job after spending 33 years teaching at Newtonmore Primary School.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/615-headteacher-says-farewell-to-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspirational teacher set to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than 35 years experience of working in the profession, Jan Chambers is set to retire from teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/609-inspirational-teacher-set-to-retire.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School scoops art teaching award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whitefields School and Centre has celebrated receiving a gold award for the quality of its art teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/610-school-scoops-art-teaching-award.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister scraps 'perverse incentive' to shut schools in snowfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leighton Andrews has scrapped plans for headteachers to shut their school on snow days to protect attendance records.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/611-education-minister-scraps-perverse-incentive-to-shut-schools-in-snowfall.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh language 'is being ousted in the playground']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Ian ap Dewi, the schoolyard has become the latest battleground in the fight for the Welsh language.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/606-welsh-language-is-being-ousted-in-the-playground.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school placed on special measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ranikhet Primary School has been placed on special measures by the education watchdog.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/599-primary-school-placed-on-special-measures.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School maintains highest academic standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors have concluded that Erleigh Road secondary school in Reading is &quot;outstanding&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/600-school-maintains-highest-academic-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools celebrates inspection success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rossett School is basking in the success of its latest Ofsted report.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/601-schools-celebrates-inspection-success.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister admits to concerns over his children's schooling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has said that he is &quot;terrified&quot; by the prospect of trying to find a good state secondary school for his children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/602-prime-minister-admits-to-concerns-over-his-childrens-schooling.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted chair: Every school needs a naff teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Zenna Atkins, every school needs a &quot;useless teacher&quot; in order for children to learn to deal with incompetent people in authority.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/603-ofsted-chair-every-school-needs-a-naff-teacher.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge teachers scoop awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers at Cambridge University have been rewarded for their hard work.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/595-cambridge-teachers-scoop-awards.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils help teacher in cancer fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students at a school in Cardiff are working to support their teacher in her battle against cancer.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/596-pupils-help-teacher-in-cancer-fight.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School celebrates good Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gillingstool Primary School is celebrating after being given a good report from the education watchdog. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/597-school-celebrates-good-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff at Welsh school launch strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching staff at Darland High School have launched strike action over what their union claims is a threat to cut wages.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/590-teaching-staff-at-welsh-school-launch-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh students stage silent protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sixth-form pupils in south Wales have staged a silent protest against controversial plans.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/591-welsh-students-stage-silent-protest.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research aims to help lift cultural barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching International Students helps academics understand the differences in educational cultures that can affect the teaching of foreign pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/592-research-aims-to-help-lift-cultural-barriers.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former rugby star plans for teaching career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Ellis has admitted that he is interested in becoming a rugby teacher in a school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/593-former-rugby-star-plans-for-teaching-career.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary schools need specialist science teachers, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Society has insisted that primary schools do not have enough specialist teachers to provide pupils with a high quality science education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/586-primary-schools-need-specialist-science-teachers-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school uses virtual translator to teach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manor Park school is using language translator technology to teach more than half of its pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/587-primary-school-uses-virtual-translator-to-teach.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headteachers set to be given new powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headteachers in England are to be given the power to search pupils for items such as drugs, alcohol and mobile phones.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/588-headteachers-set-to-be-given-new-powers.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher forecasts discontent over academy schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans that could see schools across Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire become independent academies have been strongly criticised.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/581-teacher-forecasts-discontent-over-academy-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted should be refocused on teaching, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, Ofsted should focus only on teaching rather than other issues.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/583-ofsted-should-be-refocused-on-teaching-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union accuses government of short-term thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unison has condemned the government after learning the teaching assistants' training fund has been scrapped.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/584-union-accuses-government-of-short-term-thinking.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government provides grant to boost graduate teacher numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coalition government has provided a &#163;4 million grant to attract top graduates to teach in England's most troublesome schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/585-government-provides-grant-to-boost-graduate-teacher-numbers.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documentary raises concerns over teacher incompetence]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a BBC documentary, only 18 teachers were struck off for incompetence in the past 40 years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/578-documentary-raises-concerns-over-teacher-incompetence.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worcester school given outstanding Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worcester high school achieves an outstanding report from the education watchdog.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/580-worcester-school-given-outstanding-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister: Welsh schools lost average of four days teaching to weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Leighton Andrews, schools in Wales lost an average of four days of teaching to freezing and snowy weather this winter.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/575-minister-welsh-schools-lost-average-of-four-days-teaching-to-weather.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union chief attacks GTCW]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Rex Phillips, the GTCW is viewed by teachers as an arrogant organisation.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/570-teaching-union-chief-attacks-gtcw.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursery given outstanding rating by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education watchdog has determined that Oaklands Nursery School provides its pupils with an outstanding level of teaching.
]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/572-nursery-given-outstanding-rating-by-ofsted.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hertfordshire teachers scoop awards ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three education professionals from Hertfordshire have won prizes at the prestigious 2010 East of England Teaching Awards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/573-hertfordshire-teachers-scoop-awards-.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Jul 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NITC proposes teaching pilot scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Teachers' Council has proposed a &#163;5 million pilot scheme.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/567-nitc-proposes-teaching-pilot-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICT teacher scoops prestigious award]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICT teacher Dilwyn Owen has progressed through to a prestigious national ceremony after being named top of his class in the Wales Teaching Awards 2010.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/568-ict-teacher-scoops-prestigious-award.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools should 'use more technology']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to John Stone, schools should make greater use of technology in the classroom.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/569-schools-should-use-more-technology.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bearwood Primary School given favourable Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education watchdog has given Bearwood Primary School a favourable report.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/565-bearwood-primary-school-given-favourable-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors 'satisfied' with school's progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education watchdog has concluded that Andrew Marvell School is making satisfactory progress.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/566-ofsted-inspectors-satisfied-with-schools-progress.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traditional school subjects 'are being sidelined']]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernice McCabe has claimed that traditional school subjects are being sidelined.<br/>]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/557-traditional-school-subjects-are-being-sidelined.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riverside College prepares for teaching job cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is believed that as many as 48 positions could be lost because of huge cuts to further education spending.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/549-riverside-college-prepares-for-teaching-job-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching awards 'can benefit the entire school']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Caroline Evans, being given an award, especially one where a nomination has come from a parent or pupil, can provide a benefit to the whole school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/550-teaching-awards-can-benefit-the-entire-school.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swedish-style schools fail to boost standards, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has suggested that Swedish-style 'free schools' fail to boost education standards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/544-swedish-style-schools-fail-to-boost-standards-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology whiz scoops teaching prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jackie Kershaw has won a prestigious teaching award for her technological wizardry in the classroom.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/545-technology-whiz-scoops-teaching-prize.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union chief: Pupils do not have too much power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mal Davies has dismissed suggestions that children and young people have been given the power to tyrannise teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/541-teaching-union-chief-pupils-do-not-have-too-much-power.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lambeth schools given awards for quality of arts teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lambeth is well above the national average for the teaching of arts.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/537-lambeth-schools-given-awards-for-quality-of-arts-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears grow over teaching redundancies in Hull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears are spreading over the loss of teaching positions across East Yorkshire.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/533-fears-grow-over-teaching-redundancies-in-hull.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher says emotional goodbye to students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marion Broadfoot has worked at the same school for the last 40 years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/534-teacher-says-emotional-goodbye-to-students.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wales' teaching staff honoured at awards ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marilyn Puckett has claimed the Teaching Assistant of the Year award at a ceremony.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/527-wales-teaching-staff-honoured-at-awards-ceremony.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health watchdog: Pupils aged five should be taught about sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, children as young as five should be taught about sex.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/529-health-watchdog-pupils-aged-five-should-be-taught-about-sex.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher wins award for her creative use of technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Holton has been handed an award in recognition of her hard work.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/523-teacher-wins-award-for-her-creative-use-of-technology.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff scoop national awards ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teachers at Stoke Damerel Community College in Plymouth have been handed awards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/524-teaching-staff-scoop-national-awards-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCSE students to study Charlotte Church's lyrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh school children are to study the words of the singer Charlotte Church as part of their GCSE English course.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/519-gcse-students-to-study-charlotte-churchs-lyrics.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandfather scoops national teaching award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garfield Thomas has been recognised as Wales' best secondary school teacher.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/520-grandfather-scoops-national-teaching-award.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers honoured at awards ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching staff in Northern Irish schools have received awards in recognition of their hard work.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/510-teachers-honoured-at-awards-ceremony.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school likely to reject academy offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head teacher at Churchill Community School has said that it is unlikely to break free of local authority control.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/504-secondary-school-likely-to-reject-academy-offer.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff set to get extra curriculum training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Russell has announced that teaching staff across Scotland are set to get an extra day's training to help them with the roll-out of the Curriculum for Excellence.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/496-teaching-staff-set-to-get-extra-curriculum-training.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New teachers struggle to get jobs in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the General Teaching Council for Scotland, the number of new teachers finding jobs in Scottish schools has fallen.<br/><br/>]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/498-new-teachers-struggle-to-get-jobs-in-scotland.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish councils ignore teaching jobs plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scheme designed to solve the country's growing school recruitment crisis has made virtually no impact.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/502-scottish-councils-ignore-teaching-jobs-plan.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outstanding schools will no longer face Ofsted inspections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has revealed that outstanding schools in England will no longer be subjected to routine Ofsted inspections.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/472-outstanding-schools-will-no-longer-face-ofsted-inspections.aspx</link><pubDate>28 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish teaching staff are spared MOT-style tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's teaching regulator has claimed that a new system of maintaining teaching standards will not address incompetence.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/474-scottish-teaching-staff-are-spared-mot-style-tests.aspx</link><pubDate>28 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor student behaviour is 'pushing teaching staff to breaking point']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to teaching unions, poorly behaved students are pushing teaching staff to breaking point.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/467-poor-student-behaviour-is-pushing-teaching-staff-to-breaking-point.aspx</link><pubDate>27 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of teacher absences increased significantly, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Irish Audit Office has revealed that the cost of teacher absence in Northern Ireland has &quot;increased significantly&quot; over the last decade.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/468-cost-of-teacher-absences-increased-significantly-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>27 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff at Manchester college balloted over strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester College teaching staff are being balloted over strike action.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/470-teaching-staff-at-manchester-college-balloted-over-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>27 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative teacher nominated for regional award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jackie Kershaw's use of new technology has led to a nomination for a regional Teaching Award.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/459-innovative-teacher-nominated-for-regional-award.aspx</link><pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff nominated for national awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy Bowen and Lee Bazen have been dominated for national teaching awards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/461-teaching-staff-nominated-for-national-awards.aspx</link><pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff 'bogged down in social work']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Prince's Teaching Institute, teaching staff are expected to 'mop up' social problems instead of focusing on educating.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/462-teaching-staff-bogged-down-in-social-work.aspx</link><pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School receives 'outstanding' Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government inspectors have said that Belvoir High School is 'outstanding'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/453-school-receives-outstanding-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expulsion of violent pupils at a record low, says research]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, the number of times violent or abusive pupils are suspended or expelled from schools in Glasgow has fallen to its lowest-ever level.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/456-expulsion-of-violent-pupils-at-a-record-low-says-research.aspx</link><pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff nominated for national awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Genders and Jacqui Johnson are among finalists nominated in the 2010 Teaching Awards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/457-teaching-staff-nominated-for-national-awards.aspx</link><pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language teaching is an ' attractive prospect']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Steve McCormack, language teaching has recently become more targeted towards communicating in the spoken word.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/449-language-teaching-is-an--attractive-prospect.aspx</link><pubDate>20 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School staff face 35 attacks every day in Scotland, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were at least 33,272 incidents of violence in Scottish schools between 2004-05 and 2008-09.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/444-school-staff-face-35-attacks-every-day-in-scotland-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school teaching staff strike over redundancies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As GCSE exams get under way, teaching staff at a secondary school in Wrexham have decided to go on strike over potential redundancies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/445-secondary-school-teaching-staff-strike-over-redundancies-.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New range of teaching projectors launched ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new range of 3D projectors have been specifically designed to be used in the classroom.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/423-new-range-of-teaching-projectors-launched-.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[College department praised by Ofsted inspectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okehampton College's design and technology department is 'outstanding', according to Ofsted inspectors.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/380-college-department-praised-by-ofsted-inspectors.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School celebrates improved standards ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A secondary school is celebrating after a threat of closure has been lifted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/366-school-celebrates-improved-standards-.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted report praises teaching at Lancashire primary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quality of teaching at St Mary's CE is of a &quot;good&quot; standard, according to Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/370-ofsted-report-praises-teaching-at-lancashire-primary-school.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[College receives national award for technology in teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir George Monoux College has received a national award for its use of technology in teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/360-college-receives-national-award-for-technology-in-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers in Wales are getting younger]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study conducted by the General Teaching Council for Wales has revealed that the average age of teachers has dropped.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/352-teachers-in-wales-are-getting-younger.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching jobs cut in Welsh school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five teachers and ten support staff have lost their jobs at school in Aberystwyth.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/353-teaching-jobs-cut-in-welsh-school.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of foreign teachers moving to Scotland down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer numbers of foreign teachers are looking for teaching opportunities in Scotland.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/338-number-of-foreign-teachers-moving-to-scotland-down.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The term NEET could alienate young people]]></title><description><![CDATA[A professor has argued that the constant use of the term NEET should be reviewed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/340-the-term-neet-could-alienate-young-people.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher makes great decision after career change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Watson is enjoying the satisfaction of being a teacher after a former career as an investment banker.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/306-teacher-makes-great-decision-after-career-change.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-training.aspx">Teacher training</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many schools have no male teaching staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost one in four schools across East Anglia do not have one male teacher.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/302-many-schools-have-no-male-teaching-staff.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balls: Conservatives will reduce teaching jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Balls feels that teacher numbers will drop as the Conservatives have to fund their pledge to cut National Insurance contributions.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/304-balls-conservatives-will-reduce-teaching-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teaching-assistants.aspx">Teaching Assistants</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to blame for relocation of Scottish teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish government is believed to have gone back on its word to ensure more teaching positions were made available in the country.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/305-government-to-blame-for-relocation-of-scottish-teachers.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative idea could bring more teaching jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove believes that children from poorer families could benefit from going to school on a Saturday.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/288-conservative-idea-could-bring-more-teaching-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More men interested in primary teaching jobs, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of men going into primary teaching jobs looks set to keep rising as new figures show a marked increase in applications for training places.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/254-more-men-interested-in-primary-teaching-jobs,-figures-show.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin teaching initiative gets more support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efforts to have Latin teaching increased in state schools have been backed by the National Centre for Languages.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/256-latin-teaching-initiative-gets-more-support.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boris Johnson's campaign could create Latin teaching jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latin teaching jobs could be created by the London mayor's efforts to have classics in the curriculum.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/250-boris-johnsons-campaign-could-create-latin-teaching-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school teacher gender balance is 'very important']]></title><description><![CDATA[More men should be encouraged to become primary teachers, it has been suggested.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/228-primary-school-teacher-gender-balance-is-very-important.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male teacher training applications up 50% ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An increasing number of men are applying to become primary school teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/225-male-teacher-training-applications-up-50.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[TDA: Teachers' salaries and career prospects good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graduates have been told to change their perceptions about teaching salaries and opportunities.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/206-tda-teachers-salaries-and-career-prospects-good.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK could lose 62k teachers to youth unemployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth unemployment threatens to prevent thousands of aspiring teachers from realising their dreams.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/180-uk-could-lose-62k-teachers-to-youth-unemployment.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers are tempted by a 'better quality of living' overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shelter Offshore says that that teaching abroad is an attractive option. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/174-teachers-are-tempted-by-a-better-quality-of-living-overseas.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[North West universities support teacher equality campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The TDA said that black and ethnic minority teachers are underrepresented in the region.<br/>]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/165-north-west-universities-support-teacher-equality-campaign.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs ask for fundamental changes to teacher recruitment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Commons Children, Schools and Families Select Committee hopes to recruit the most capable teachers.<br/>]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/167-mps-ask-for-fundamental-changes-to-teacher-recruitment.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish council to initiate early teacher retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish Borders Council is planning to save millions through early retirement.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/161-scottish-council-to-initiate-early-teacher-retirement.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching named as 'top career' for 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[A career management firm has named teaching as the top career path of this year. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/150-teaching-named-as-top-career-for-2010.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jan 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/teacher-recruitment.aspx">Teacher recruitment</category></item></channel></rss>
