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Please include the page number and story headline, and explain what the problem is. SCHOOLS WEEK IS PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF LEARNING & SKILLS EVENTS, CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING LTD P11 161-165 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD LONDON SE10 8JA T: 020 8123 4778 E: [email protected] @SCHOOLSWEEK EDITION 196 | FRIDAY, NOV 29 2019 DO YOU HAVE A STORY? News CONTACT US [email protected] Johnson pledges ‘no notice’ EBacc suffers as DfE misses Ofsted inspections recruitment target ... again! FREDDIE WHITTAKER @FCDWHITTAKER JAMES CARR Boris Johnson has pledged to trial “no- @JAMESCARR_93 notice” Ofsted inspections for schools if he is re-elected. The government has missed its secondary In a surprise announcement last night, school teacher recruitment target for the seventh year running – and as a 400,000 swell Johnson said he wanted to change the in pupil numbers fast approaches. way inspections work, so they give a Initial teacher training census data released “true reflection” of how well schools are yesterday shows it met 85 per cent of its performing. secondary target, with many EBacc subjects The proposal did not feature in the falling short. This included recruiting just 43 per cent of Conservatives’ manifesto, launched less the required physics teachers and 64 per cent than a week ago. for maths, down from 47 per cent and 71 per At present, schools are notified of cent, respectively, last year. Ofsted’s intention to visit at around noon The recruitment of 62 per cent of modern foreign language (MFL) teachers – down from on the working day before the start of the 88 per cent last year – will be a particular inspection. worry for ministers. According to reports, a pilot of “snap” A lack of pupils taking MFL subjects is the scheme in 2015 to upskill 15,000 teachers in elections will go ahead if the Conservatives biggest barrier to the government meeting its STEM subjects, with courses later rolled out in form the next government. EBacc take-up pledge. MFL. Recruitment in the primary sector hit 96 per However, a Schools Week investigation found The prime minister defended his plans on cent of target. the DfE had failed to fill a third of the teacher ITV tonight, claiming they “won’t be more Chris Keates, the acting general secretary subject specialism courses (TSST) over the past Draconian”. of the NASUWT teachers’ union, called for three years. “The intention is to support teachers and the government to “urgently address the Uptake of the STEM top-up courses also what we want to see is increased funding for factors which are causing the recruitment and slumped to 55 per cent of its 3,000-target last retention crisis”. year. teachers, increased funding for teachers’ The Department for Education said the Kevin Courtney, the joint general secretary of salaries, increased funding for schools,” he dramatic drop in MFL recruitment was down the National Education Union, said this week’s told the broadcaster. to a “large increase” in the target, upped from findings were “worrying”, adding that the According to news reports, the prime 1,600 last year to 2,241 this year. targets still “underestimate how many teachers With the exception of biology (66 per cent over are actually needed”. minister has also announced plans to target), the government is still struggling to However, there was encouraging take-up in increase the length of inspections from two recruit teachers in key STEM subjects. some subjects. Computing rose from 73 per days to three, and has said he will pump an As well as maths and physics, chemistry cent to 79 per cent this year. additional £10 million into Ofsted’s coffers to recruitment dropped from 79 per cent in 2018- Meanwhile history recruited 27 per cent over 19 to 70 per cent this year. target, geography 19 per cent and English 10 fund his proposed changes. In a bid to plug the shortage, David Cameron, per cent. However, the report adds the rise in So-called “dawn raid” inspections have then prime minister, launched a £67 million geography was “mostly driven by the reduction been mooted before by former Ofsted chief in target”. inspectors, but were abandoned because of There were 34,543 new entrants to initial concerns from heads and parents. teacher training this year, compared with 34,244 last year – a rise of just 299. But Paul Whiteman, general secretary According to DfE forecasts there will be of the NAHT, said: “No-notice inspections more than 400,000 extra pupils in state-funded will do more harm than good – they will secondary schools by 2027 (a 14.7 per cent result in more wasted time for inspectors, rise), following the baby boom of the early 2000s. whilst arrangements are frantically put in The department said its recruitment and place to meet their needs; they will be more retention strategy, published this year, would disruptive and stressful to teachers and help to address recruitment and retention pupils; and will give zero additional insight issues. in return.” 4 @SCHOOLSWEEK EDITION 196 | FRIDAY, NOV 29 2019 DO YOU HAVE A STORY? News CONTACT US [email protected] UTCs back in the market - but there’s a catch existing education model, which offers “an however if one wishes to extend their age FRASER WHIELDON innovative approach to students wishing to range and it fits with the local education @FRASERWHIELDON EXCLUSIVE study science, technology, engineering and landscape, Baker Dearing is supportive.” maths”. They added that the last application for a The first applications in five years have Energy Coast UTC principal Cherry Tingle new UTC, in Doncaster, was made in 2014. been lodged for new university technical said the decision was based on “where there It will open in September 2020 after being colleges – but there’s a catch.