Academies DfE abandons plan to scrap free school faith admissions cap The previous Conservative government consulted on the proposals last year Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted’s 11 grades will make judgments less reliable – experts The inspectorate plans to use a five-point grading system to judge schools in nine key areas, plus early years… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Ofqual Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted report cards verdict: Parents and school staff have their say Polls suggest parents favour the proposed Ofsted model to the old one, while teachers and leaders oppose it Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Opinion: Accountability Report card reforms run critical reliability risks Introducing a new school grading system also brings new risks that outcomes won’t reliably measure school quality JL Dutaut 5mo John Jerrim and Christian Bokhove 5mo Academies Investigation Academy trust central teams gobble up £200m Analysis of the 30 largest trusts found the average amount top-sliced has risen by 50% per pupil since 2021 Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Schools Exclusive Cease and desist: Trust supports staff to sue online trolls Provision for staff sickness cover will be broadened to cover defamation Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Movers and Shakers Labour reformer among four appointed to DfE board Naomi Eisenstadt, Steve Crocker, Rebecca George and Margaret Casely-Hayford will each earn £15,000 for around 24 days’ work per… Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Prevent Child Prevent referrals to be ‘routinely’ escalated Major review comes after teenager who murdered three girls in Southport was referred to the programme three times Rosa Furneaux 5mo Rosa Furneaux 5mo Writing £2m for ‘writing framework’, CPD and resources fund DfE says new guidance will ‘articulate a common approach to teaching writing rooted in evidence and good practice’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Academies Trusts on verge of going bust, accountancy report claims Kreston Group study finds even biggest MATs have taken financial hit – but CEO pay is rising again Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Ofsted Just 6% of teachers ‘positive’ about Ofsted proposals, shows poll Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to reform its inspection framework and to assess schools using new ‘report… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Newer 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 982 Older