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 Assessment 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 Schools SIMS introduce 6-month break clause after contract backlash Legal action has been threatened despite DfE green light James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Schools New school safeguarding rules: what you need to know Consultation launched on changes to keeping children safe in education guidance Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Assessment Minister rejects return of key stage 3 SATs, but mulls ‘internal’ tests to boost literacy Robin Walker ‘not sure’ that more exams are the answer to progress issues Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Tutoring DfE ‘encouraging’ schools to use tutors and mentors to cover staff shortages The Department for Education is “actively encouraging” schools to use in-house tutors and academic mentors in “support of teaching”… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 1,029 Older