Academies Investigation The Lilac Sky files: CEO accused of paying own firms after standing down Schools Week can reveal the bombshell allegations behind a decision to ban Trevor Averre-Beeson from managing schools John Dickens 7mo John Dickens 7mo News Special schools ‘pushed towards crisis’ in Derbyshire Inspectors found ‘widespread and/or systemic failings’ in Derbyshire’s local authority and health services Jack Dyson 7mo Jack Dyson 7mo Pensions First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 proposed Plans would see employee contribution rates rise by up to £200 a year – but lowest-paid would not be… Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Sponsored post Sponsored Equipping TAs for the Rise in SEND: How Schools Can Benefit from the Specialist Teaching Assistant (STA) Apprenticeship The Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship opens up a new government-funded career pathway for teaching assistants. Here’s how… SWAdvertorial 7mo Educational & Sporting Futures 7mo News DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T-level transition course Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T-levels Freddie Whittaker 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Teacher training Exclusive ‘Excessive’ 20 hours mentor training requirement scrapped The government will also launch a new re-accreditation round for initial teacher training providers in spring Lucas Cumiskey 7mo Lucas Cumiskey 7mo News EEF regional partnerships to help 300 schools boost outcomes Charity says £700,000 two-year projects will create 10 partnerships, each led by an EEF-supported research school Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo News Youth club closures affected GCSE results, warns IfS report Study also estimates that for every £1 saved from closing youth clubs, ‘there are societal costs of nearly £3’ Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo SEND Council bankruptcy fear ‘dominates’ SEND reform thinking – DfE aide Government adviser also warns of a ‘fear factor’ around reform, and a risk parents will say ‘you’re taking our… Samantha Booth 7mo Samantha Booth 7mo News Three ways to target school funding at worst-off pupils Education Policy Institute urges new government to use falling rolls to target up to £640m a year at ‘persistently… Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Teacher strikes Sixth form college teachers vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation NEU announces strikes at 32 sixth form colleges on November 28, December 3 and 4 Freddie Whittaker 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Ofsted Exclusive Judging schools on middle-class admissions isn’t even possible, says Ofsted Official also says the watchdog will draw on its off-rolling clampdown as it develops inclusivity checks Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Newer 1 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 979 Older