News Three-in-four teachers feel they are less valued Three quarters of teachers believe their work is less valued now than it was five years ago. According to… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Speed-read: The DfE’s 9 school sport plan commitments The government has today published its School Sport and Activity Action Plan. Here’s your trusty Schools Week round-up of… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Ofsted concerned over lack of accountability and self-evaluation in MATs Ofsted has criticised academy trusts for “weak” self-evaluation and called on the government to publish a quality framework to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive DfE: Holland Park School did not break rules over luxury spending The government has ruled that a single-academy trust that spent thousands on luxury paint and pays its head £260,000… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News £2.5m scheme to help schools open-up facilities to get more kids active Hundreds of after-school clubs will be created and school facilities will be opened up at weekends and holidays as… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Teach First offered places to 82% of assessed applicants Teach First has recruited its largest cohort of trainee teachers by allowing way more applicants through assessment and taking… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Tighten rules on parental consultation before academy conversion, DfE told Ministers are under pressure to draw up stronger rules on how thoroughly schools must consult before becoming academies after… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Mental health training programme for schools rolled out nationally A programme to improve mental health training in schools and strengthen partnerships with professional NHS services will be rolled… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive QTS skills tests set to be scrapped The numeracy and literacy skills entry tests that prospective teachers must pass to start training are set to be… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News State schools find it much harder to access university partnerships Schools serving deprived communities are more than two-and-a-half times more likely to encounter barriers in getting university access help… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Scrap EBacc and reform Progress 8 to tackle creative subjects slump, ministers told Ministers should ditch the EBacc and reform the Progress 8 performance measure to arrest the slump in the number… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Social Mobility Commission chair gets new £350-a-day pay deal Dame Martina Milburn will be paid £350-a-day for her work as the chair of the Social Mobility Commission after… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 975 Older
