Schools Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus Study claims teaching reading in England has been ‘less successful’ under new approach Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Poorer pupil progress ‘increasingly difficult’ to measure Leaders demand ‘urgent review’ after study finds poorer disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes are becoming harder to measure Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Academies Ombudsman wants to intervene over academy admission disputes LGSCO role does not currently cover academies Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools Exclusive Maths teacher made OBE hits out at ‘pointless’ 10-year fraud battle Dr Richard Evans received the award for services to charitable fundraising during Covid Schools Week Reporter 3y Schools Week Reporter 3y Academies Exclusive Diocese academy conversions get go-ahead without governor approval Union claims academy orders came as a shock to some governors and heads Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y School funding Investigation Silver linings: Big academy trusts see reserves boosted by Covid windfalls Analysis shows some trusts have seen their financial situation improve, despite extra costs and calls for more cash Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Schools fear closures amid Covid testing kit delays 8% of schools reported having staff unable to attend due to a lack of Covid tests James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Exclusive Edenred out as DfE sets up school meal voucher plan B Edtech firm win ‘contingency scheme’ contract Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools ‘Risky’ MFL GCSE reforms get go ahead – but delayed for a year DfE has also ‘broadened’ vocabularly definition and given exam boards more flexibility James Carr 3y James Carr 3y T-levels Exclusive Universities shun T-levels as UCAS deadline approaches Russell Group members among those that won’t accept new technical qualifications Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Covid State schools in deprived areas hit hardest by staff absence Schools report using non-teaching staff to cover lessons and almost one in 10 combine classes as Omicron disruption continues Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Exclusive Plan to remove teachers’ hours cap ditched from white paper New DfE team shelves policies drawn up by former education secretary Gavin Williamson Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 979 Older