More than a fifth of Durham's newly-qualified teachers (22.3%) from last year were said to be still seeking a teaching post in January this year.

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Disliking constraints of any kind except those she imposed upon herself, she refused to sign a loyalty pledge when she was appointed to a teaching post at Idyllwild arts school and, in 1990, took the National Endowment for the Arts to court when it asked her to accept a no-obscenity clause in return for a grant.

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She graduated seven years ago, but is still without a permanent teaching post.

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She soon enrolled in a post-graduate program to obtain her English teaching credential.

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Previously, recruits to the profession did a one-year Masters course at a university, provided they had a PGCE (post-graduate certificate of education) plus two years of teaching experience.

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The new guidelines set down how doctors should seek permission for a post-mortem examination and consent for organs and tissue to be retained for teaching and research.

BBC: BMA issues organ guidance

My next post will be a description about what this amazing district is doing to transform teaching and learning and personalizing learning for the staff and the students.

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