News, Politics Timpson review: School accountability drive ‘could increase exclusions’ Damian Hinds had promised to “work with the sector” to ensure proposals for schools to be accountable for the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News DfE silent on Education Fellowship Trust’s payouts The government has refused to explain why a now defunct academy trust set aside more than £100,000 for golden… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News, Politics Exclusive DfE response on AP ‘disingenuous’, says Timpson review adviser The government is “disingenuous” to claim it has accepted all of Edward Timpson’s recommendations on exclusions, claims an adviser… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Academy that lost £746k in a year handed government financial warning An all-through school that made a net loss of almost £746,000 last year has been ordered to urgently improve… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive Gagging clauses rise in large academy trusts as minister questions ‘endemic’ use The use of non-disclosure agreements is increasing in some large academy trusts, just as senior ministers are questioning their… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News 31 trusts fail to justify pay – but DfE admits it’s powerless to act Thirty-one academy trusts have failed to justify their levels of executive pay to the government, the Department for Education… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Revealed: Unfunded support staff pay rise leaves specialist schools struggling Pay rises for support staff are crippling academy trusts that have specialist provision schools – with one trust facing… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Concerns over failing schools make no impact on local elections Politicians in councils ranked among the worst in the country for school performance held on to their seats at… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Breaktimes cut by up to 65 minutes a week, and 6 other findings from a landmark study A landmark study on school breaktimes show they are getting shorter, taking up more staff and are more likely… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News ESFA pulled £3m funding pledge when academy refused to join a MAT The government revoked a £3 million pledge to fix a school’s crumbling building because its leaders refused to join… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Ofsted: Quarter of teachers have witnessed off-rolling A quarter of teachers have witnessed off-rolling in schools, with two thirds of these believing the practice is on… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Former free schools chair broke the law over £500k payments to own company, report finds The former chair of two free schools broke the law over payments of more than £500,000 to his own… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Newer 1 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 975 Older