News Exclusive Randstad ‘failure’ blamed for ditched tutoring target Removing 65% pupil premium target will ‘widen attainment gap’, providers warn Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Politics Exclusive Government to set 2030 target for all schools to become academies But white paper is likely to kick decision on forced academisation down the road Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Schools Former education secretary Gavin Williamson knighted Queen approves knighthood for minister sacked last year after heavy criticism of his handling of Covid in schools Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Covid DfE scales back school Covid attendance data collection Schools will only have to fill out educational settings status form weekly from Monday Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Teacher trainers can ask DfE to relax ‘two schools’ rule But ITT providers must first work with government to find placements Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Tutoring Exclusive National Tutoring Programme target for poorer pupils ditched Tutor firms will no longer have to reach at least two-thirds of poorer pupils Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Ofsted Ofsted delays ECF and NPQ provider inspections Full inspections of lead providers will start from spring 2023 Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies DfE cancels 19 academy orders after legal challenge Ministers U-turn after signing off academy orders for Catholic Hallam diocese schools without governor approval Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Schools Abuse inquiry demands tougher school safeguarding rules The indendent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) wants to fix ‘shortcomings’ in safeguarding training, data-sharing, checks and sanctions Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Ofsted AET school hit by strike action rated ‘inadequate’ Inspectors found girls faced abusive language from ‘over-sexualised’ boys James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Schools Exclusive Government ‘gaming the figures’ on £24m breakfast club scheme Freedom of information data shows over half of the clubs involved so far are not new Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies Exclusive Catholic turnaround trust eyes coasting or cash-strapped schools Such new trusts could help the DfE fix low Christian academisation rates and the chronic problem of schools strugging… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Newer 1 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 1,029 Older