News Attendance: Isolation due to potential in-school Covid contact almost doubles The number of pupils absent because of potential contact with a Covid case in school has almost doubled in… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News ‘Disappointing’ number of primaries ‘barely out of the starting block’ on languages, Ofsted finds Ofsted has said it was “disappointing” to see how many primary schools were “barely out of the starting block”… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Autumn exam series: Boards only required to offer AS-levels in five subjects Exam boards will only be required to offer AS-level exams in five subjects during this year’s autumn exam series,… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Keep face masks in the classroom for another month, urge unions and scientists Lifting the recommendation that face coverings be worn in secondary classrooms this month will have “consequences” for the health… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive Berridge happy for en-masse conversions in faith schools academies plan Baroness Berridge said she would not rule out the rapid growth of religious trusts, after announcing over £2 million… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Book The turning point for the teaching profession The recommendations in this book could prove useful for small-scale improvement but the lack of a policy ‘big picture’… Find out more News Another university technical college looks set to bite the dust Another university technical college looks set to close just three years after opening. Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC, named… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Grades can be ‘withheld’ if schools and exam boards don’t agree, Ofqual chair warns GCSE and A-level results may be withheld or delayed if the school and exam board cannot agree on grades,… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Ofsted: MAT summary evaluations set for ‘early 2022’ return Ofsted summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts will “probably” resume in early 2022, the watchdog’s chief inspector has revealed. Amanda… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive Editor asks: Baroness Berridge, academies minister Conservative peer Baroness Berridge was appointed academies minister in February last year, a month before Covid-19 forced nationwide school… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News Exclusive Death threats and protests: The schools facing ‘trial by social media’ School leaders’ safety is being “jeopardised” as online campaigns become “trial by social media”, with police now probing death… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Exclusive Academies minister questions ‘moral purpose’ of single school heads A minister has urged high-performing standalone academies not to sit in their “splendid ‘outstanding’ isolation,” as the government launches… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Newer 1 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 974 Older