News Decrease in schools getting top grades, and 6 other findings from Ofsted’s inspections data Ofsted judged a lower proportion of schools to be ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ in the first year of its new… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Over 18,000 entries for autumn GCSEs, but that’s not including English and maths There have been 18,450 entries for GCSE exams being held this autumn for those who weren’t happy with their… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pressure grows for uni admissions change as 2 in 3 students back post-qualification applications Ministers are under growing pressure to introduce post-qualification applications for university after research found most students believe applying after… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Coronavirus: Attendance rates vary hugely across England, finds EPI report School attendance rates vary hugely across England, new research has found, prompting concerns that pupils in some parts of… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News MPs removed from food poverty charity’s board following free school meals vote row A former shadow education minister has said she is “deeply upset” after she and three other MPs were removed… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Attendance plummets as more pupils forced to self-isolate School attendance has plummeted to 86 per cent due to Covid-related absences, with over half of state-funded secondary schools… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Exclusive Durand wants £3m to hand back buildings (and they are ‘confident’ of winning legal fight) The operators of commercial facilities run from the site of the former Durand Academy in south London want about… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Thousands of pounds raised for Derby school devastated in arson attack A school has launched a heart-felt plea for donations to replace thousands of pounds worth of new books that… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Trust boards told to ‘nurture’ new leaders The academies minister has urged trust boards to “nurture” members who could step up to replace chairs. Speaking at… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News £10m Mandarin scheme set for expansion despite teacher recruitment struggles A £10 million programme to improve children’s fluency in Mandarin is set to be extended. The government-funded Mandarin Excellence… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News 100k more laptops for schools – but access is slashed The government has bought a further 100,000 laptops for schools – but headteachers have seen their allocations slashed by… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News NEU urges government to consider rota system for secondaries in lockdown areas A teachers’ union is urging the government to consider the potential of secondary schools moving to a rota system… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y Newer 1 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 981 Older