Politics ASCL launches ‘unprecedented’ indicative strike ballot Headteachers’ union asks members if they would be prepared to take industrial action in historic first Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y SEND Exclusive Ministers mull school funding black hole immunity extension Soaring demand for SEND support has left councils with a £1.9 billion deficit Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Tutoring Exclusive Troubleshooters to keep an eye on struggling tutoring programme The Department for Education has set up a ‘strategic tutoring advisory group’ Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Schools Exclusive Councils seize millions earmarked for special schools Special schools are being starved of extra cash that instead is being passed on to their mainstream counterparts Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Academies Exclusive £18m academy growth cash ‘shows coasting double standard’ New rules enable government to force schools with two consecutive less-than-good inspections into new trusts Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Schools New ESFA chief vows ‘culture shift’ to ease trust fears Watchdog must avoid jumping to ‘punitive measures too quickly’, but ‘laser-like’ focus on financial management justified Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Schools Competition watchdog consults schools on SIMS break clause ESS SIMS will allow schools to apply for a break clause from three-year software contracts amid an ongoing CMA… Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y School funding Autumn statement school funding boost: What you need to know Just how generous is the funding boost? And what about support with energy costs? Everything you need to know… John Dickens 2y John Dickens 2y Exams Onscreen exams can’t ‘experiment with pupils’ futures’ – Ofqual chair Tech in exams ‘a case of when not if’, but regulator’s job is not to be ‘evangelist of technology’,… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y School funding Autumn statement: £2.3bn extra for schools Rise equates to an average £1,000 more for every pupil by 2025 and will restore real-terms funding to 2010… John Dickens 2y John Dickens 2y Academies Minister admits ‘transparency’ needed over academy transfers and conversion MATs and academy-sceptics alike are likely to welcome more transparency about why schools get transferred to particular trusts Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Politics Trusts work up contingency plans for sixth form college teacher strike It comes as a heads’ union also balloting members said it did not ‘envisage’ asking them to close schools Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 972 Older