Schools

Government food strategy shelves most schools recommendations

Ministers ignore calls to raise free school meals earnings threshold and bring in new accreditation requirements for schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

AQA apologises over GCSE physics advance info error

England’s largest exam board will award full marks to all pupils for question about circuits in higher tier paper

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A research-informed approach is increasingly critical to helping students thrive

How can a research-informed programme like English Mastery support student attainment and teacher workload?

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Ark Curriculum Plus
Academies

Harris Federation pops to Dunelm for new (vice) chair

Furniture giant director Sir Will Adderley has joined the board of the 51-school trust

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Holland Park rated ‘inadequate’ as Ofsted slams behaviour and ‘disharmony’

School at centre of scandal and legal battle, but Ofsted faces questions over past praise for the school

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

AQA geography GCSE question ‘inaccessible’ to colour-blind pupils

Campaigners criticise paper which included a question with a coloured map and key

James Carr
James Carr


Exams

Be vigilant about ‘despicable’ virus exams email, schools warned

Leaders urged to report suspicious messages after schools targeted

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

DfE wants schools to find £1bn savings to cover rising bills

The DfE also vowed to help schools cut energy and water use, fund more finance training and improve flood…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE widens the net with new QTS recognition service

Process to replace current system, which only recognises qualifications from a list of 39 countries

James Carr
James Carr
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Love leading: fully funded professional development for school leaders

Do you want to feel reinvigorated and energised in your role? Now is the time to pause, reflect and…

Education Support
Education Support
Schools

‘Risk of imminent failure’: 1 in 3 schools need ‘immediate’ repairs

7,100 schools given worst possible rating for at least one aspect of their buildings

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Holiday free school meals support runs thin as funding dries up

Voucher schemes that continued after the pandemic are beginning to be shelved as government funding becomes more stretched

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker