Academies No need to rush into trusts, governance expert tells schools National Governance Association chief says it’s still up to ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ schools whether to join MATs Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Schools Elite sixth forms will benefit poorer pupils, Eton promises Academics commissioned to ‘road-test’ admissions policies for new schools proposed by private school and academy trust Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Exclusive Careers advice pledge ditched, but schools do improve More schools are meeting the eight ‘Gatsby benchmarks’ for good careers guidance – but most still fall short Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Samantha Booth 3y 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 3y Samantha Booth 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Amy Walker 3y 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 3y John Dickens 3y 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 3y Samantha Booth 3y Newer 1 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 1,018 Older
