News Give us freedoms on reopening schools, leaders tell ministers Leaders have urged the government to hand them back freedoms to make decisions on reopening schools – with staggered… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive ‘Ridiculous’: Boards slammed for raising exam fees at a time of crisis Schools will pay millions of pounds more in exam fees this year after prices were increased – despite exams… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News AET chief executive Julian Drinkall to step down The chief executive of one of the country’s largest academy trusts is set to step down at the end… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Ofqual boss admits teachers face ‘heavier responsibility’ in exams replacement plan Ofqual’s chief regulator has acknowledged teachers have been given a “heavier responsibility” under the proposals to replace exams this… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Covid disruption leaves over half of £5.8m free sanitary products budget unclaimed Disruption brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has been blamed for more than half of the £5.8 million budget… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE extends emergency school admission appeals flexibilities until September Flexibilities in the way school admission appeals are handled have been extended until the end of September. The school… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News ‘Compressed’ exams and early results day: Post-qualification admissions proposals revealed Exam dates could be brought forward or ‘compressed’ to allow for extra time to process university applications under new… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE to toughen up Baker Clause and extend careers requirement to year 7s Schools will face “tougher formal action” if they don’t comply with a requirement to allow other providers access to… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Schools to get two weeks’ notice of reopening, plus 4 more findings from Williamson’s media rounds The education secretary did the morning media rounds this morning, facing questions about the safety of schools, when settings… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Two-thirds of leaders ‘sourcing IT equipment’ for poorest pupils themselves, study finds Two thirds of senior leaders in state schools are having to “source IT equipment for disadvantaged pupils themselves” while… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News Exclusive Ofsted receives 13,000 emails praising schools (but just 260 complaints) Ofsted received fifty times more reports from parents praising schools’ remote education offer than those complaining about it after… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Nick Gibb the ed tech convert? Minister wants ‘resilient education system’ with ‘firm digital foundations’ The government is exploring options for a strategy to “create a more resilient education system” based on “firm digital… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 1,005 Older