News Speed read: Teachers’ working hours fell during first lockdown, and 3 other NFER findings Teachers’ working hours dropped to “more manageable levels” during last year’s lockdown, but returned to pre-pandemic levels when schools… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive School trip funding plummets under government’s Turing scheme School leaders say pupils will miss life-changing experiences with funding set aside for overseas trips slashed by two thirds… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Exclusive DfE refuses to release reports on school buildings The government has been accused of “knee-jerk secrecy” after refusing to release reports on the condition of school buildings… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive DfE to spend £7m on hundreds more school cost-cutting consultants The Department for Education will spend £7 million expanding its army of cost-cutting consultants by up to 600 –… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Geoff Barton to serve second term as ASCL leader Geoff Barton is to serve a second term as general secretary of the ASCL school leadership union, after being… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Councils in deficit told to find SEND savings in exchange for £100m bailouts Five councils have been told to cut special needs and disabilities (SEND) spending and reform services in exchange for… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Ofsted announces return of area SEND inspections Ofsted will begin revisiting areas where “significant concerns about SEND provision” have been identified from next month, ahead of… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Fact check: Is Ofsted more likely to praise poorer schools’ leaders? Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector, caused a stir last week after claiming that lower grades for schools in deprived… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive Ofsted pilot to look at whether framework ‘tweaks’ are needed ahead of full inspections Ofsted will conduct “full” on-site inspections at about 25 schools over the next fortnight to assess whether its framework… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive £22m from recovery premium to ‘accelerate’ numeracy and literacy progress The government is planning to set up a National Tutoring Programme-style subsidised scheme to “accelerate” pupils’ progress in numeracy… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Exclusive ‘Flimsy’ medical evidence for Greenwich schools Covid legal threat revealed The medical advice received by Gavin Williamson before he used emergency Covid powers to order a London council to… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive DfE finally deletes pupil nationality and country of birth data The Department for Education has finally deleted its controversial migrant children database, years after it stopped collecting pupil nationality… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 979 Older
