News Worship in school assemblies is ‘inappropriate’, say half of Britons Less than a third of people believe acts of worship like prayers are appropriate for school assemblies, prompting calls… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News No sprinklers in any London schools that had fires this year Not one London school that has had a fire so far this year had sprinklers fitted, the London Fire… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News DfE urged to give more time for KS2 reading test after word count soars The government is facing calls to allow pupils more time to sit key stage 2 reading tests after the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News SENCos won’t have to prove pupils need exam reader help Special educational needs coordinators requesting permission to use readers for pupils will no longer have to provide evidence the… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Poorer pupils ‘would miss out under PM’s school funding pledge’ Disadvantaged pupils would miss out on additional money under the prime minister’s pledge to “level up” per-pupil funding for… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News National Citizen Service cuts ties with largest provider The National Citizen Service has announced it will ditch its largest provider of summer school programmes from next year,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Children in care ‘should only attend good or outstanding schools’ Children in care should only attend ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ schools, the children’s commissioner warned local authorities this week. Anne… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Luke Tryl to leave New Schools Network for government role Luke Tryl, the director of the New Schools Network, is leaving the charity to return to government. Schools Week… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News MPs: Boost school-police links to tackle serious youth violence Schools in high-risk areas should all have a dedicated police officer in order to tackle an “epidemic” of youth… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Meet the team: Your guide to the new DfE ministerial line-up The Department for Education’s new ministerial team is now complete. Boris Johnson has finished his reshuffle after becoming Conservative… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Poor pupils lag 18 months behind peers, and 5 other key findings from the EPI’s annual report The education disadvantage gap has stopped narrowing for the first time since 2011, presenting a “major setback for social… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News New social mobility figures ‘a wake up call’ for new PM New figures showing that efforts to boost social mobility among poorer pupils have stalled should be a “wake-up call”… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y Newer 1 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 975 Older