News Attendance: 1 in 10 secondary pupils not in school in second week of reopening More than one in ten secondary pupils were not in school yesterday, the day attendance for older pupils became… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Samantha Booth 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Samantha Booth 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Tom Belger 5y 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 5y Samantha Booth 5y 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 5y Samantha Booth 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 1,005 Older
