News Greater post-16 support in schools ‘untenable’ without investment Government waters-down language on new responsibilities for schools, but concerns remain Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Academy trust broke rules over payments to CEO’s mum Government probe finds four-school trust breached academy rules over consultancy payments, £24k on training courses for a senior leader… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo Sponsored post Sponsored AI Safety: From DfE Guidance to Classroom Confidence Darren Coxon, edtech consultant and AI education specialist, working with The National College, explores the DfE’s expectations for AI… SWAdvertorial 3mo The National College 3mo Admissions Exclusive Admissions watchdog rescinds fair banding approval The controversial decision had allowed a school to introduce the practice Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo School improvement Exclusive RISE advisers call on their own to support schools Leaders say DfE must be more transparent about improvement team decisions as advisers buy in support from RISE colleagues’… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo SEND SEND spend could hit £15bn (more than some government departments) IFS calls on government spending watchdog to publish annual forecasts for high needs spending and deficits Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: Plan for new V-level qualifications amid BTEC cull Ministers expected to set out plans for third route alongside A-levels and T-levels in skills white paper Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Assessment Year 8 reading test plan splits teachers and heads More teachers back government plan than oppose it, but leaders are far more sceptical Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Recruitment and retention 1 in 3 secondary heads leave within three years But a lack of data on central academy trust teams could be skewing analysis, DfE warns Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo News Schools to fork out £310m to subsidise free meals Research finds schools raiding teaching and learning budgets to plug funding gap for free lunches Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Ofsted should fail schools on phone use, say Conservatives Shadow education secretary says phone use should be treated as a safeguarding issue by watchdog Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo News Texting parents number of school days missed improves attendance, study finds Messages about number of days missed rather than total attendance percentage ‘more meaningful’ according to parents Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo Newer 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1,017 Older
