News Exclusive Catholic schools demand government support as transport costs soar The national body representing Catholic schools is lobbying the government for help with school transport, warning that charges could… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News All quiet on FSM voucher ‘safety mechanisms’ There is no evidence that the national free school meals voucher scheme has built-in safety mechanisms that stop the… Nicky Phillips 5y Nicky Phillips 5y News Admissions review won’t look at long-promised changes for summer-borns, says DfE A consultation on changes to school admissions will not propose changes for summer-born children, the Department for Education has… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News New admission rules proposed to crackdown on schools refusing ‘challenging’ pupils The government plans to overhaul admission rules to crackdown on schools wrongly turning away pupils with special education needs… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive Head says she was suspended for ‘being honest’ about teachers ‘sat at home doing nothing’ A headteacher has hit out about her suspension for suggesting during an interview on local radio that some of… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive Revealed: How whole year-group bubbles could work Top academy bosses have suggested “bubbles” of full year groups may be the only way to get all secondary… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Suspected covid-19 outbreaks in schools almost doubles The number of suspected coronavirus outbreaks in schools almost doubled last week, new Public Health England figures show. PHE’s… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE refuses to confirm if £1bn catch-up cash is new funding The Department for Education has refused to clarify whether the £1 billion “catch-up” premium is actually all new cash…. John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked The shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. A spokesperson for Starmer… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Five-year teacher retention rate worsens, and 5 other school workforce findings The Department for Education has today published the latest school workforce census (November 2019). Schools Week has the key… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE finally reveals details of Covid summer food fund Details of the government’s Covid summer food fund have finally been released, over a week after the scheme was… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Reception baseline assessment introduction delayed to 2021 Schools will not have to set the new reception baseline assessment this autumn, after the government delayed its statutory… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 974 Older