News Agnew launches ‘rapid feedback’ school spending comparison service The government is launching a “rapid feedback” service to compare similar schools based on how frugal they are. And… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News ‘We are not convinced’ – leaders’ union ASCL won’t back #PauseOfsted campaign The Association of School and College Leaders will not back calls for school staff to stop working as Ofsted… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE property firm’s boss got £30k bonus, despite missed value-for-money target The boss of the Department for Education’s property company received a £30,000 bonus last year, despite the organisation missing… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Special school with ‘serious, widespread’ safeguarding failures to get a new sponsor A residential special school in Worcestershire will be moved to a new academy trust after inspectors identified “serious, widespread”… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Catholic trust’s ‘inoperable’ ban on 11-plus tests lifted A ban which prevented a Catholic academy trust’s 19 primary schools from hosting 11-plus exams has been lifted after… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE consults on new music education blueprint The government is to fine tune its national plan for music this autumn to ‘level up’ the opportunities offered… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive DfE’s teacher job website carries only half of available positions The Department for Education’s free-to-use Teaching Vacancies website is failing to advertise more than 55 per cent of available… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Exclusive Councils failing on SEND provision risk takeover from government commissioners Councils failing to improve their SEND provision after repeated warnings from inspectors risk being taken over by government commissioners…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Just 1 in 6 breakfast clubs in £26m scheme are actually new Just 286 new breakfast clubs have been created under a £26 million government scheme, ministers have finally admitted. The… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Head claims DfE’s new funding website doesn’t add up A leading headteacher has criticised the government’s new school funding website for displaying figures for his school that are… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News NEU advises members not to work as Ofsted inspectors England’s largest teaching union has urged its members to stop working as Ofsted inspectors, as it backed a campaign… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Rising costs eat up £7bn funding boost – leaving ‘just £14k extra per school’ Government promises and rising costs will eat up much of the £7.1 billion additional funding pledged by ministers –… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y Newer 1 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 975 Older