Exams Exclusive Ofqual boss: Adaptive testing could end exams tier ‘ceilings’ The exams regulator has pledged to investigate computerised tests Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Tutoring ‘Blame game’ as Zahawi moves to publish tutoring take-up The government will name and shame schools over tutoring use and report data to Ofsted Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools DfE to let councils invest absence fines in attendance support The DfE has also published more prescriptive guidance for schools, trusts and councils on attendance policies Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies New Schools Network to close after losing free schools contract Charity says its original mission ‘has been achieved’ as board announces plans to wind up operations Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Exclusive ‘Why were we ignored?’ ask Holland Park whistleblowers Investigation found ‘overt’ sexism, Islamophobia, students sent home during inspections and safeguarding failures Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools DfE to get new suspension powers for ‘unsafe’ private schools Unsafe private school providers risk suspension and jail, while loopholes allowing unregistered schools will be closed Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y SEND review Exclusive ‘Tragically ironic’: Accessible SEND review still missing SIX weeks on Vulnerable groups the green paper aims to support are ‘excluded’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Exclusive New TikTok social media trend torments school pupils School leaders ‘banging heads against a brick wall’ trying to get videos removed James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Schools Exclusive Chartered College president wants to double membership and get royal status Dr Steven Berryman will succeed Stephen Munday in November Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Ofsted Exclusive Post-Covid Ofsted ratings lift in secondary schools Leaders say secondaries could have benefited from having more time and capacity to develop their curriculum James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Politics, Schools Local elections hit schools again, but fewer used as polling stations Schools close off rooms and turn to remote education to minimise impact of poll Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Mental health Inquiry will examine mental health impact of exclusions and isolation Former minister fears children are ‘punished for behaviour that is linked to their mental health’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 979 Older