The mayor of a small northwest Georgia town has died in what’s being described as a freak accident.
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Small schools across the region will be able to get funding to allow their teachers and leaders to access development programmes for free.
Last year, the Government announced that the National Professional Qualifications would be free for all state schools in England, meaning thousands of teachers could access crucial training and development.
So far, around 30,000 teachers have enrolled on one of the new programmes. Now, brand-new targeted support will give small schools with less than 600 pupils more opportunities to put even more of their teachers on these programmes.
From September, small schools will receive a grant payment of £200 per teacher if they enrol their teachers on an NPQ, in addition to the free programme. Ambition Institute, a national education charity which is providing the qualifications, has urged all small schools to make sure they don’t miss out on this funding.
Raksha Pattni, director of school partnership said: “Every child should be taught by an expert teacher in a school led by an expert school leader. Evidence tells us that this is one of the best ways that we can narrow the education gap between rich and poor.
“The sad truth is that too many children from disadvantaged backgrounds fall behind their classmates. The gap between them grows throughout their school career, so that by the time they leave secondary school, they’re three times less likely to end up in employment, education or training.
“The quality of teaching is by far the biggest factor within schools that makes a difference to what these children achieve – three times greater than the impact of any other action a school can take. That’s why we welcome the Government’s commitment to ensure that teachers can access National
The mayor of a small northwest Georgia town has died in what’s being described as a freak accident.
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