Ofsted DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments The government will respond to MPs’ concerns this Thursday Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y SATs Exclusive Primaries fail to opt out of SATs – but say they won’t be testing FOI data reveals just 7 per cent of primary schools opted out of receiving KS1 papers Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Recruitment Focus on recruitment schemes that will make a difference, ministers urged A Schools Week FOI revealed a government scheme to recruit armed forces veterans has tanked Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Oak National Academy Oak CEO hunt surpasses a year Vacancy for £120k-a-year role remains unfilled 12 months since applications closed Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Academies Exclusive Trusts struggling to close ‘unacceptable’ gender pay gap The gap did narrow at 12 of the 20 biggest trusts but there has been little progress in recent… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y School land Exclusive Ministers eye new ‘spot checks’ to monitor playing field sell-offs Government reveals new measures ‘under consideration’ to check land sale conditions have been met Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y School funding Teaching assistants cut in 75% of primary schools More headteachers cut staff amid warning primaries face ‘rapid deterioration’ due to funding woes Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y MATs Exclusive Trust sues ex-bosses over global business trips, holiday cottages – and wants wages repaid Full story of the landmark SchoolsCompany Trust court case as trustees chased for missing £2.8 million Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Academies Investigation Academy commissioner costs soar by 40% after restructure Teams now cost more than £3,000 for each of England’s academies Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y MATs Exclusive SchoolsCompany: £900k, three years … and still no final claims Landmark academy court case criticised over ‘scandalous’ costs and delays Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Exams Progress 8 pause: Heads call for wider review But some heads have warned the sector could creep back to GCSE pass grades being the accountability ‘king’ Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Exams No school progress measure for next two years The Department for Education had explored alternative options, but concluded there is ‘no replacement’ for progress 8 measure Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Newer 1 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 1,022 Older