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 News DfE to consult on bringing LA school transparency ‘in line’ with academies The Department for Education will consult on plans to bring the transparency of spending in local authority maintained schools… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News DfE: 54,000 fewer pupils in ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ schools Fifty-four thousand fewer pupils are now learning in ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’-rated schools than were two years ago, the Department… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Academies minister to ‘look into’ whistleblowing procedures Lord Agnew, the academies minister, has pledged to look at whistleblowing procedures for academy trusts to ensure those who… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News 10 more research schools announced under £1.5m expansion Ten more research schools will be set up this year under a £1.5 million expansion of the project aimed… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News RSE: 28% of teachers say their school is unprepared for new mandatory lessons Twenty-eight per cent of teachers believe their school is not ready to teach new relationships and sex education lessons,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Spielman: ‘Red herring’ to blame plunge in D&T numbers solely on EBacc Ofsted’s chief inspector has defended the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) as being the main driver of plunging pupil numbers for… Kathryn Snowdon 6y Kathryn Snowdon 6y News Half of teachers would move to a tougher school for a promotion or reduced timetable Around half of teachers would consider moving to a tougher school if offered a promotion or timetable reduction, new… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Key stage 2 SATS results 2019: 65% achieve ‘expected standard’ Sixty-five per cent of pupils achieved the government’s “expected standard” in reading, writing and maths in this year’s key… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 980 Older
