Exams

OCR pauses geography GCSE changes amid ‘unanswered questions’ about future of exams

Exam board believes it is ‘wise to wait’ for the outcome of the curriculum and assessment review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

DfE opens re-accreditation round for teacher training providers

Move comes after over a quarter of ITT providers lost their accreditation in the government’s bruising market review

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Movers and Shakers

David Ross trust CEO steps down

36-school MAT launches search for successor with chief executive due to leave in Autumn

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Alternative provision

DfE data under-states teacher vacancies in alternative provision

Government urged to separate data for special schools and AP in official statistics, amid warning it masks ‘differences’ between…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ex-inspectors launch ‘alternative big consultation’ on Ofsted report cards

Former senior officials behind the ‘alternative big listen’ last year fear proposals come with a ‘take it or leave…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted should measure schools on time pupils get to play – report

Study suggests children are spending less time playing both at school and outside education

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Evidence

1,500 schools sought for EEF maths and writing trials

11 research projects will test approaches aimed at boosting maths, writing, communication and language

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School food

DfE names 750 breakfast club ‘early adopter’ schools

But department won’t say how many of them already run breakfast provision

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Turnaround CEO to leave role for new global education firm

Northern Education Trust boss Rob Tarn will leave for new school management company launched by GEMS Education

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Oak National Academy names interim CEO

Oak co-founder John Roberts set to replace Matt Hood as interim CEO

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Consilium, E-ACT, Athelstan, Rise

This week’s movers and shakers include an animal lover, kinship carer, a musician, former lawyer and an ice hockey…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Curriculum review

Curriculum review should ‘incentivise’ schools to teach ’employment skills’

Schools need support to promote the development of skills such as communication, organisation and problem-solving, says NFER study

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker