News ‘Internal political challenges’ around trusts pooling schools’ cash hindering take-up The “internal political challenges” around pooling school funding is hindering take-up amongst academy trusts, despite ministers advocating for the… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Reform league tables to include pupil wellbeing, says ASCL School performance tables should be overhauled to get rid of the perverse incentives that see a minority of schools… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Three-quarters of unis appear to have ditched ‘conditional unconditional’ offers Up to three quarters of universities and colleges appear to have ended the controversial practice of “conditional unconditional” offers,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News ‘School Gains?’ – Downing Street launches rival to union funding cuts website Downing Street will launch a new website to challenge the union’s School Cuts service, as a new law to… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News AQA admits two further rule breaches over re-marks, but won’t get another fine The exam board AQA breached rules relating to the re-marking of exams again last autumn – despite having just… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Teachers with more freedom are happier, and 5 more NFER findings There is limited evidence on teacher autonomy, so the National Foundation for Educational Research has delved into data to… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News DfE scales back monitoring of SATs cheating over ‘resourcing constraints’ The government reduced its monitoring of rising levels of SATs cheating due to “unplanned resourcing constraints” – in the… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News 1 in 20 teachers has long-lasting mental health problem, study finds One in 20 teachers report having a long-lasting mental health problem, but teaching isn’t the only profession hit by… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Robert Halfon re-elected as education committee chair Robert Halfon has been re-elected unopposed as the chair of the Parliamentary education committee. The Conservative MP’s re-election was… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Controversial headteacher Barry Smith to leave Inspiration Trust Controversial head teacher Barry Smith is to leave the Great Yarmouth Charter Academy. Schools Week previously revealed that Smith… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News North-south divide makes little difference once pupil background is considered – study The performance of children in the north of England is not “much different” to that of those based in… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Ark trust pays £200k severance to former staff member over ‘HR shortcomings’ Ark Schools paid £200,000 to a former staff member in a non-contractual severance settlement relating to “shortcomings in its… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y Newer 1 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 1,006 Older
