News 28% rise in teachers calling emotional support helpline The number of education staff calling a counselling helpline for emotional support has risen by over a quarter to… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News DfE consults on extending teacher pension survivor rights to civil and same-sex partners The Department for Education has opened a consultation into plans to extend survivor benefits under the teachers’ pension scheme… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Sir Kevan Collins to step down as EEF chief executive Sir Kevan Collins will step down as chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation later this year. Collins, who… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y 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 Newer 1 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 980 Older
