Pay and conditions Teacher strikes: Education unions begin re-balloting members NEU and NAHT launch fresh votes as pay dispute continues Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Academies Parent pushback forces academy takeover rethink Plans to academise Sheffield’s last local authority-maintained secondary have been pushed back Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Academies Exclusive Primaries form academy trusts as council support dwindles Prospective chains say ‘diminishing’ authority help a factor in decision Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Assessment Critically ill teens unable to sit exams can now get grades Disabled pupils, such as those with cancer, who can’t sit exams can now get their grades after campaign by… Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Leadership and governance Academy governors want greater role in headteacher management Involving local governors in school leader oversight offers a ‘richer picture’ of performance, says NGA Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Politics DfE brain drain as third senior adviser announces departure Dr Tim Leunig joins David Thomas and Patrick Spencer in exodus from Gillian Keegan’s senior team Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Exclusive Schools offer £10k ‘golden hellos’ – but with a big catch Can payments that reward those who stay in the job help schools recruit and retain teachers? Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Teacher training and development Exclusive Pilot planned for SEND teacher apprenticeship National Institute of Teaching will trial a primary postgraduate teacher apprenticeship in 14 London schools Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Schools Falling rolls will strand more pupils in school ‘cold spots’ Thousands of secondary pupils are already living at least 10 kilometres from their nearest mainstream school Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Ofsted GPs should help ‘risk-averse’ parents send kids back to school, says Ofsted In evidence to the Education Committee’s persistent absence inquiry, Ofsted said GPs and pharmacies could help parents ‘get the… Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Schools ‘Wake-up call’ as primary pupils struggle with maths post-Covid Younger children still weeks behind pre-lockdown norms, showing PM faces ‘many obstacles’ in maths to 18 ambition Jack Dyson 3y Jack Dyson 3y Assessment Exams: Some schools ‘unnecessarily’ doing too many ‘plan B’ tests ‘Small number’ of schools have ‘created a large number of new and additional mock exams and assessments’ Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Newer 1 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 1,025 Older