News, Politics Minister admits Opportunity Areas need ‘more ambitious outlook’ to continue beyond 2020 The children’s minister has admitted the Opportunity Area programme could do with a “more ambitious outlook”, after refusing to… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News DfE will issue further guidance on right to withdraw from sex education The Department for Education will issue further guidance on how heads should handle requests to withdraw pupils from sex… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Features, News The Policy Debate Who should make policy, politicians or educationists? We invited Jonathan Simons, director at Public First, and Amanda Goodall, senior… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News 9,600 schools sign up to baseline assessment pilot More than 9,600 schools have signed up to the pilot of the government’s new baseline assessment, according to the… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Ofsted scraps plan for inspectors to arrive with 2.5 hours notice Plans to have Ofsted inspectors arrive at schools within two-and-a-half hours of heads being notified of an inspection have… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News New Ofsted inspection framework: What schools need to know Ofsted has published the finalised version of its new inspection framework, which will govern all school visits from this… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Schools to get curriculum review grace period under new Ofsted inspection framework Schools will be given the chance to implement a new curriculum before being judged on it under new plans… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive DfE pledges recruitment process for behaviour network team The Department for Education insists it will launch a recruitment process for its new “behaviour network” experts, after the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News ‘Inadequate’ rating for school given £1.8 million by sponsor An academy in Preston was rated inadequate and criticised for its “embryonic” curriculum plans – despite receiving £1.8 million… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Majority of schools with sixth forms post deficit as funding plunges 26%, EPI reveals More than half of schools with sixth forms posted in-year deficits, as funding has plunged by more than a… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News I want ‘broad range’ of schools for new network, says DfE behaviour tsar Bennett Schools that demonstrate “consistency” in behaviour management are being sought for a new £10 million government project – and… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News, Politics Timpson review: Questions over councils’ role in oversight of pupil movement The government will consider giving councils a key role in tracking pupils who move out of schools – sparking… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 975 Older
