News Five-fold increase in secondary pupils isolating due to in-school Covid contact The number of secondary pupils self-isolating because of a potential contact with a Covid case in school increased more… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y 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 5y Tom Belger 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Tom Belger 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Tom Belger 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y 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 5y Samantha Booth 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y Newer 1 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 1,005 Older
