News University participation: Disadvantage gap widens to largest in a decade Better-off pupils are now more likely than their poorer peers to progress to university than at any point since… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Sir Rod Aldridge becomes patron of own academy trust The millionaire businessman behind Aldridge Education academy trust has been named as its patron after relinquishing his role as… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News ‘Conditional unconditional’ offers up, but fewer pupils accept The use of so-called “strings attached” offers by universities shows no sign of abating, but pupils are now less… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Schools with deprived pupils ‘still less likely to be judged good’, admits Ofsted Schools with more pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to be judged ‘good’ under the new inspection… Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y News Exclusive ‘I’m not blaming the parents’ – Michaela head defends smartphone criticism An outspoken free school head has insisted she doesn’t blame parents who won’t make children give up their smartphones,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Steep rise in warning notices for private schools The number of warning notices issued to underperforming private schools has risen – with nearly 20 handed out on… Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y News Exclusive Head of Green Spring cleared of exam malpractice after dismissal A trust chief executive and headteacher who was fired over allegations of exam cheating has been cleared of wrongdoing…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y News Teachers’ heartbreak as pupil poverty overshadows Christmas For children living in poverty, school provides much more than just an education – it’s a lifeline. Thousands of… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Exclusive Support for excluded pupils outside London is ‘non-existent’, warn lawyers The legal support available to excluded pupils outside London is almost non-existent, lawyers have warned, amid concerns that schools… Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y News Exclusive DfE won’t reveal CEO pay offenders because it would ‘sour relationships’ The government won’t reveal which academy trusts cut their chief executive pay following warning letters – admitting ministers have… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Ofqual refuses to change A-level maths boundaries after investigation An Ofqual investigation into the grade boundaries for A-level maths has found there is no reason to re-visit grades… Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y News Exclusive Astrea ‘fires’ governors after they raise questions over finances An academy trust “fired” a school’s board of governors and accused them of causing “reputational damage” just one week… Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Pippa Allen-Kinross 5y Newer 1 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 975 Older