Academies Ex-academies ministers team up to torpedo schools bill powers The government will also seek to amend its own legislation to require councils to consult more widely before converting… Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Academies Exclusive Schools bill reforms could require 12,000 more academy trustees Former government schools tsar warns of ‘capacity issue’ as ministers seek to move all schools into academy trusts Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies Ark Schools risks losing academy over homophobia, harassment and SEND suspensions The leading trust’s school faced criticism over a ‘culture of sanctions’, unmonitored missing pupils and unrecorded bullying and prejudice Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies Schools bill: Ministers want veto on academy trustees New DfE documents reveal more about powers sought by ministers in schools bill Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y SEND Exclusive Councils commit extra cash to keep special school trust afloat The Queensmill Trust is fighting for its financial survival and to keep its flagship school after warning notice Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Tutoring Exclusive Failure to focus on poorer pupils will widen gap, say tutoring providers Letter urges education secretary to ensure the scheme’s ‘core original focus’ on disadvantaged children is not lost Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools Capita pauses SATs marking for nearly two days Firm halted marking to scan more test scripts Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Academies National schools commissioner Dominic Herrington to leave role Departure to Ministry of Justice role comes ahead of shake-up of regional school commissioners group James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Schools 80 winners scoop silver at the 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards Education secretary praises ‘incredible educators who support our children to achieve their potential’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid One in four pupils were persistently absent in autumn 2021 Changes to isolation rules reduced Covid-related absence, but illness drove a rise in other absences Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Crackdown to ensure schools face ‘rigorous checks’ on ECT training Investigation revealed mentors were not being given their legal entitlement to time off timetable for training James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Schools Half of new teachers struggle to balance teaching and training Government evaluation report also reveals three in four mentors have struggled to spend time on their own training Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 979 Older