Academies Let schools quit trusts and create super-regulator to complete academisation, ministers told Ex-adviser also calls for ‘range of new powers’ for councils under fully-academised system Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies Unions launch legal action against DfE over diocese conversions Unions claim DfE rules have been ‘abused or ignored’ to help the Diocese of Hallam academise all its school Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Covid pupil absences fall, but 320,000 still off Leaders still facing ‘major headache’ as almost one in ten staff remain absent Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Academies Academies system has given politicians too much power, says ex-DfE boss Ex-permanent secretary says academisation has left school system ‘more centralised than it should be’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Ofsted Covid used as an excuse by ‘poor attenders’, warns Ofsted Ofsted also found remote education has ‘negatively affected’ some pupils’ perception of the need to be in school James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Remote admissions appeals here to stay as DfE seeks to make Covid changes permanent Hearings would also be allowed to continue with just two panelists if one withdraws Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Exams Only use exam board websites to access advance information, schools told Boards are trying to prevent misinformation spreading online Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Covid Ministers told to beef up waning pupil vaccination rates Calls come as new data shows poorer pupils are the least likely to be vaccinated James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Schools ‘Elite’ sixth forms: Will they work? Councils question plans to open new 16 to 19 free schools, while leaders warn expansion could affect existing provision Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y News Honours committee for education to get new chair Harris Federation chief Sir Dan Moynihan to step down Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Academies Exclusive Legal threats and governor revolts: Inside the mass academisation of Catholic schools The Catholic MAT drive boosts the DfE’s flagging academy agenda, and dioceses say schools are reaping rewards – but… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies Fewer than 1 in 100 schools affected by ‘levelling-up’ academies plan DfE wants ‘successive’ ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ schools moved into MATs Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 973 Older
