Academies Most heads doubt all-academy system will boost outcomes But a poll suggests DfE plans to let good schools bid to divorce failing trusts will help lessen fears… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Schools Ban primary exclusions, and 5 more recommendations from ex-children’s tsar Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives calls for end to ‘exclusions culture’ Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Schools Exclusive DfE bins flagship edtech demonstrator programme Ministers claim scheme which pre-dates the pandemic is no longer needed now schools are open Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker and James Carr 3y Ofsted Exclusive Spielman blames ‘vested interests’ for Ofsted ‘fear’ Chief inspector dismisses suggestions Ofsted is contributing to exodus of heads James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Politics Partygate making it harder to teach ‘honesty and integrity’ – union boss NAHT’s Paul Whiteman criticises ‘absolute failure of political leadership’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Tutoring Exclusive Ministers plan to publish school-level tutoring take-up – and Ofsted will check Government wants to ‘improve transparency’ and boost take-up, but sector leaders fight the plans Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y SEND Pupils with special needs travel hundreds of miles to school At least 3,000 children travel 20 miles or more away from home Samantha Booth 3y Gareth Davies 3y Schools Women and non-white staff far less likely to be promoted, DfE leaders study shows DfE research reveals ‘significant disparities’ in women’s, ethnic minorities’ and part-time workers’ promotion chances Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Teacher training ECF ‘teething problems’ can be fixed with ‘tweaks’, claims ITT adviser Ian Bauckham said it was ‘inevitable’ reforms would ‘seem more burdensome in the first year’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Exams Understanding of exams plummets after switch to teacher grades And confidence in the system to deal with malpractice also fell Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y SEND Revealed: The spiralling cost of a broken SEND system Three-quarters of councils now have high needs financial blackholes, with many rejecting large numbers of requests for special needs… Samantha Booth 3y Gareth Davies and Samantha Booth 3y Newer 1 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 979 Older
