Schools Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus Study claims teaching reading in England has been ‘less successful’ under new approach Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies Ombudsman wants to intervene over academy admission disputes LGSCO role does not currently cover academies Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y 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 4y Schools Week Reporter 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y 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 4y James Carr 4y Covid Exclusive Edenred out as DfE sets up school meal voucher plan B Edtech firm win ‘contingency scheme’ contract Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y 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 4y James Carr 4y 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 4y Billy Camden 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 989 Older