News New inspections ‘still disadvantage’ less affluent schools, analysis suggests Schools with challenging intakes are still disadvantaged under Ofsted’s new framework, suggests an analysis of the first inspections. Although… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive DfE’s plans for new computing SCITT crash after no bids received The Department for Education failed to attract a single bid to run its proposed national computing SCITT, but has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Inspectors should be ‘sensitive’ selecting small school ‘deep dives’ Inspectors have been told to be “sensitive” in which subjects they choose for “deep dives” at smaller schools. The… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Exclusive ‘Absolutely devastated’: Free school stuck in temporary premises closed by DfE A free school that has failed to get planning permission for a permanent site over the last three years… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Free school rapped over board meeting in Ibiza A free school whose trustees flew to Ibiza for a board meeting has been criticised by the government for… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News DfE rushes out new ITT framework ahead of election The Department for Education has unexpectedly published its new framework for initial teacher training, months earlier than planned. Last… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Grammar expansions expose satellite loophole Ofsted will not inspect “satellite” school expansions separately, exposing an “unexpected loophole” that will allow them to avoid scrutiny…. John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Pupils with top vocational qualifications earn more, study finds Pupils with the most prestigious vocational qualifications earn more later in life than those with top A-levels, a new… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Investigation: Hundreds of schools face nativity play disruption for December election Hundreds of schools are rescheduling nativity plays and Christmas concerts while parents scramble to make childcare arrangements, following the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive The Ofsted effect: Schools ditch three-year GCSEs One of the country’s largest academy trusts is reviewing whether to ditch three-year GCSEs across all its schools, the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive Rise in job adverts points to deepening recruitment crisis Schools advertised almost 1,300 more teacher vacancies last year than in the previous 12 months, according to new research… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Two former education secretaries to leave Parliament with Morgan latest to stand down Two former education secretaries will leave Parliament at the upcoming election. Justine Greening, who served from 2016 to early… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 980 Older