Academies Falling rolls could give academy drive unexpected boost Experts warn of ‘imbalances’ over school place planning as councils have no admission powers over academies Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Schools Investigation Thousands wait months for DBS checks as police overwhelmed As many as one in ten school workers faced waits of over 60 days in some areas last year,… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Schools Exclusive Council’s £800 exercise results in £1.2m school funding boost It has prompted fresh calls for a system of auto-enrolment for free school meals Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Schools Recruiters seek actors for school teaching assistant jobs Unions warn move could be a ‘good quick fix’ in the recruitment crisis but is ‘hugely expensive’ Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Department for Education ‘Utter farce’: DfE says sorry for funding email gaffe Trusts given ‘false hope’ they would no longer have to bid for repairs cash Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Academies Sir Hamid Patel appointed Confederation of School Trusts chair Star Academies boss outlines his ‘absolute commitment to represent the interests of all trusts, of all sizes and all… Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y Teacher strikes Strikes: Government to introduce minimum service levels in schools Ministers say if a voluntary agreement is not reached with unions, it will use powers through the new strikes… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y School buildings Exclusive Checks of ‘deteriorating’ school buildings yet to start Government signed off on £2m scheme for assessments at schools with ‘system-built’ classroom blocks last year Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Sponsored post Sponsored PE and Sport Premium: What schools need to know The first tranche payment of this academic year’s PE and sport premium for primary schools is due to land… SWAdvertorial 2y Youth Sport Trust 2y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted: ‘Insider knowledge’ helps schools get better grades Researchers say the ‘significant advantage’ raises questions over the ‘equity and fairness’ of inspections Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Mental health Heads unable to take up wellbeing support because of workload Study evaluating government-funded service found overworked leaders couldn’t find free hour Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Tutoring Catch up: Some tutoring may have harmed pupil outcomes But study into Randstad-run year of NTP found school-led tutoring likely led to ‘small’ boost in results Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 1,018 Older
