Admissions DfE eases inclusion agreement with grammar schools New MoU ‘toothless’ say campaigners, but heads say they remain committed to inclusion Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools School leaders and governors named in King’s birthday honours Forty-eight people with links to England’s school system named in honours list Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Academies Long read Academy trust central teams: The new world of school management Many CEOs now lead growing numbers of centrally paid – and sometimes well-paid – senior leaders. We explore why… Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Schools Exclusive PFI payments rise leave headteachers ‘scrimping and scraping’ School budgets squeezed as spiralling inflation triggers £150k PFI hikes Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Schools Exclusive Teach First trims executive team after redundancies Flagship provider makes redundancies after missing recruitment targets Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Pay and conditions Exclusive NEU pays £150k to support staff unions over ballot dispute TUC panel rules vote of support staff breached principle about recruiting members of other unions Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y School buildings RAAC: Schools forced to close due to ‘crumbly’ concrete ceilings Four schools told by DfE to shut after finding reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in ceilings Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Academies Exclusive Call for watchdog to investigate academy CEO training contract Leadership training providers write to Competitions and Markets Authority over National Institute of Teaching contract Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y News Schools forced to close over water shortages Children having to learn at home as South East Water blames ‘very high demand’ for tap water Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Academies Strike over Lewisham academies plan called off Country’s largest federation will put councillor on its board and pledge not to use unqualified teachers John Dickens 3y John Dickens 3y Assessment British Sign Language GCSE closer to reality as consultation launches DfE aiming for first teaching of new qualification from 2025 Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Uni marking boycott: DfE suspends teacher trainee degree requirement Graduates now able to start ITT courses before getting their degree this year after temporary rule change Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Newer 1 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 1,029 Older