News DfE: More schools tackling workload, despite poor take-up of new ‘toolkit’ Ministers say more schools are tackling teacher workload, despite less than half of leaders having made use of new… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Nearly 1 in 5 schools ‘not in line’ with guidance on managing asbestos Almost a fifth of schools are not managing asbestos in line with government guidance, a long-awaited report has revealed…. Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Gibb: More prescriptive LGBT guidance wouldn’t have prevented protests More prescriptive guidance forcing primary heads to teach about LGBT relationships would not have prevented protests outside schools in… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Teacher training providers will take control as DfE confirms end of QTS tests Teacher training providers will be responsible for making sure prospective teachers have adequate literacy and numeracy skills from October,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Report claims academy oversight costs 44% more per pupil The systems of oversight for academies cost 44 per cent more per pupil than those of local authority schools,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y 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 Newer 1 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 980 Older
