News DfE laptop firm profits soar by nearly 50% to £207m The firm handed a major government contract to supply laptops for schools has hailed a record year after pre-tax… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News ‘The Big Ask’: New children’s commissioner starts role with plan to survey school pupils School pupils will be surveyed by the new children’s commissioner for a “once-in-a-generation review of the future of childhood”…. Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exams 2021: Schools offered £200 grant to give private candidates grades Schools will be able to claim a £200 government grant per entry to cover the costs of assessing private… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News £24m committed to extend breakfast clubs programme for two more years The Department for Education will spend £24 million extending its breakfast clubs programme for a further two years. The… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Government unable to back up promises on school mental health support The government has pledged to accelerate the roll-out of mental health support teams (MHSTs) for schools – but was… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Exclusive Gibb rejects call for 11-plus results to be linked to national pupil database The schools minister has rejected calls to collect 11-plus data and link it to the national pupil database. His… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Ditch ideology and ‘knowledge-rich mantras’ to fix education, union leader tells ministers Ministers must ditch “ideology, politicking and knowledge-rich mantras” and acknowledge a “relatively small number of changes” are needed to… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Investigation RSC says no: Fairview academy conversion blocked over local concerns A school’s bid to become an academy has been turned down because it was “at odds with the community”… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Exclusive Government asks Capita for cash back over cancelled SATs The government is in talks over its £109 million contract with outsourcing firm Capita to manage primary school tests… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Investigation Inside the government’s plan to take tutoring mainstream As ministers start the hunt for an organisation to run the National Tutoring Programme for its second year, Schools… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News School uniforms: No outright ban on ‘sole supplier’ deals, says Gibb The government will not ban controversial sole supplier contracts for school uniforms outright, but will ask leaders to re-tender… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive DfE sneaks in £25m saving with teaching school hubs switch The government has quietly saved £25 million by switching to a system of teaching school hubs, a Schools Week… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 979 Older
