News DfE plans accreditation scheme in bid to regulate online schools market The government plans to launch an accreditation scheme for online schools in a bid to regulate the growing market…. John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Michelle Donelan appointed temporary children’s minister Michelle Donelan has been appointed as children’s minister while Kemi Badenoch is on maternity leave, the Department for Education… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Exclusive Edtech group chair Lord Chris Holmes steps down following sexual assault charge The chair of the government’s expert panel set up to improve the use of technology in schools has left… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Agnew vows crackdown on schools with ‘pernicious’ exclusive uniform suppliers Academies minister Lord Agnew has vowed to crackdown on schools using “monopoly suppliers” for their school uniform – claiming… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News UK projects scoop top prize in global awards Three UK education projects have scooped the top prize in a major global award. Micro:bit, Street Child and United… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Complaints against leading exam boards double in two years The number of complaints received by Ofqual about England’s largest exam boards has nearly doubled over the past two… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Study suggests BTECs are scored too generously Pupils studying BTEC qualifications score on average the equivalent of a grade higher than they do in GCSE English… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Confirmed: Teachers’ starting salaries will rise to £30k by 2022 Starting salaries for teachers will be bumped up to £30,000 by 2022, the government has confirmed today. It marks… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Ditch academies to create ‘unified’ education system, says think thank The academies programme should be replaced with a single “unified” school system based on the best current practice from… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Analysis: Ofsted ‘outstanding’ exemption OUT, new school finance rating IN The government has today confirmed it will scrap the inspection exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools – with new plans for… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Schools budget to rise by £7.1bn, but no extra cash until next year Schools will get no additional funding until next year, prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed, after revealing further details… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Johnson government must press ahead with teacher bursaries reform, say MPs and peers The government must press on with plans to offer larger bursaries to teachers in the most challenging schools, a… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y Newer 1 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 975 Older