News Exclusive Closing special school rapped by Ofsted ‘frustrated’ by lack of LA support Leaders at a special school judged ineffective during the pandemic have been left “frustrated” by a lack of support… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive DfE’s ‘Falcon’ turnaround trust tells staff there’s no such thing as a free lunch The government’s turnaround “Falcon” trust has made cutbacks at a struggling academy that even the Department for Education’s cost-cutting… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Exclusive Illegal schools: Government accused of ‘unacceptable’ delays to crackdown The government has been accused of “unacceptable” delays to its crackdown on illegal schools, as new figures show tip-offs… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News DfE report: Schools in big MATs shun moves to share responsibility for excluded pupils Schools in large multi-academy trusts have “refused to engage” in efforts to make them more responsible for excluded pupils… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Ofsted: New framework ‘demanding but fair’ and 5 other findings from first evaluation Ofsted has admitted visits under its new education inspection framework (EIF) are “demanding” for school leaders, especially those in… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Ofsted to inspect online schools under new accreditation scheme Ofsted will step in to inspect online schools as part of a new accreditation scheme after the government failed… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive Revealed: The school Covid expenses the DfE rejected Covid could leave a lasting “black hole” in school budgets, experts have warned as new figures lay bare the… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Exclusive Oak Academy scrambles to secure future as privatisation plan pulled Oak National Academy’s future set-up has still to be finalised just weeks before government funding runs out – after… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News Ofsted national education director Sean Harford to take early retirement Ofsted’s national director of education Sean Harford is to stand down from his role to take early retirement, the… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Ofsted: 9 in 10 parents say their child’s school handled Covid well Almost nine in ten parents believe their child’s school has handled the Covid-19 pandemic well, a new Ofsted survey… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News DfE raids existing budgets for a third of £4.3bn Covid spending Almost a third of the Department for Education’s extra Covid spending will be taken from existing budgets or underspends… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Revealed: The 7 new faith school trusts at the heart of the DfE’s academies drive The government has named the first seven new faith school trusts it is funding to help drive its academisation… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Newer 1 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 979 Older