News Exclusive Academy CEO still ‘absent’ as whistleblower probe continues An academy boss who has been absent from his own trust since April after threatening to “deal with” a… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Leading CEOs: New Ofsted inspections favour middle-class kids The heads of two of the country’s most successful academy trusts have slammed Ofsted’s new regime – claiming “it… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Financial warning for trust that ‘cannot identify’ its own trustees A struggling academy trust that cannot “accurately” identify its members and trustees has been told it must improve its… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive Ofsted running unofficial ‘sub-grade system’ Ofsted is now issuing caveats to schools retaining their grades in short inspections, a practice experts warn is establishing… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Single-school academy trust head’s pay soars to £280k The head of an academy trust with just one school saw his pay rise to at least £280,000 last… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Employment and completion rates aren’t a good way to measure quality of ITE, finds Ofsted Outcome measures are not an effective indicator of the quality of initial teacher education, because the recruitment landscape means… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y Feature, News What’s preventing more schools from accessing apprenticeships? Almost three years after the launch of the apprenticeship levy, schools are still struggling to find ways to spend… JL Dutaut 6y JL Dutaut 6y News Exclusive Pay freezes and cuts as academy executive pay comes under scrutiny Academy trust bosses have taken five-figure pay cuts, with others agreeing to a salary freeze, after government attempts to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News DfE plans to lift inspection exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools from September Gavin Williamson has vowed to send Ofsted inspectors into every ‘outstanding’-rated school in England within five years, as he… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Schools ‘picking up pieces’ of failing mental health support, study claims Schools are being forced to “pick up the pieces” of a crumbling mental health support system where over a… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Could exams be marked by AI? Ofqual launches ‘exciting’ competition The exams regulator Ofqual is launching a competition to find out if exams can be marked by artificial intelligence…. Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Ofsted director joins academy trust to lead its curriculum work A senior Ofsted figure who was instrumental in developing the watchdog’s new curriculum-focused framework has joined one of the… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y Newer 1 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 1,015 Older