News MAT savings slammed as mythical in new report Academies spend more on back-office functions than maintained schools do, and they don’t achieve economies of scale by forming… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News MP wants ban on ‘cruel and demeaning’ isolation booths Schools should be banned from using “cruel and demeaning” isolation booths, an MP has said. Alex Sobel, the Labour… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Trust accused of ‘exploiting’ funding crisis with £3K curriculum planner An academy trust has been accused of “financially exploiting the funding crisis” by selling a money-saving curriculum planning tool… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News DfE’s 2020 pay plans: 6 super interesting findings The Department for Education published its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body this week. The submission included statistics… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Free school paid £900 for chair’s stay in swanky Chicago hotel A free school in Bolton paid more than £900 for its chair to stay at a swanky Chicago hotel… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive AP trust blames late payments for financial woes An alternative provision trust has disclosed fears about “ongoing financial sustainability” – blaming late payments from cash-strapped local authorities…. Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News REAch2 cautioned over standards at ‘inadequate’ primary school One of England’s largest academy trusts has been cautioned over standards at one of its schools due to concerns… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Exclusive Durand land finally being handed back, but private firm demands compensation A private company linked to Durand Academy has finally agreed to hand back land on the now-closed school’s site,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News NEU joins calls for probe into collapsed free schools at centre of financial scandals Britain’s largest teaching union has joined calls for a Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations of financial impropriety at… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Exclusive Ofsted should shout louder against 3-year GCSEs, says boss of largest academy trust Ofsted should be more vocal in challenging schools that narrow the curriculum with three-year GCSEs, the head of England’s… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Data breach firm given access despite DfE probe The founder of a firm at the centre of a major education data breach involving betting companies was subject… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Play games to boost early maths skills, says EEF Schools and nurseries should explore mathematics through games, storybooks, puzzles and songs, according to new guidance from the Education… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 1,015 Older