Ofsted inspectors have blamed bad teachers for the discipline problems that have hit some schools. In secondary schools where behaviour was an isolated issue, the cause was often pupils' frustration ...

The Government's flagship academies programme is being hampered by bureaucracy, bad teachers and overly-powerful unions, according to a report for the think-tank Reform. In Academies: a model ...

Parents, pupils and members of the public can now make complaints to the Teaching Council over any teacher Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Poor teaching could make the difference between a pass and a fail for thousands of GCSE pupils, according to a ...

Having a bad teacher in the first year of primary school can damage a pupil's entire education, according to researchers. A child's ability to absorb information is said to be at its most acute in the ...