News Exclusive Birmingham LGBT protest mediation stalls as dispute escalates Attempts to mediate between a Birmingham school and protesters against its teaching on LGBT relationships have stalled following a… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive ‘Welcome to the world of free schools’: report reveals chaotic inside story behind closed academy A since-closed free school was given the funding green light just nine working days before it was due to… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Oxford university targets 250 state school pupils in widening access push Up to 250 state school pupils will be offered “transformative paths” to study at the University of Oxford, as… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Two more specialist maths schools announced Two more specialist maths schools have got government go-ahead – bringing the total number of approved schools for 16… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Sam Twiselton to lead advisory group to review initial teacher training The government has announced the formation of another advisory group, this time to review the content of initial teacher… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Revealed: The 19 areas splitting £2.5m in careers hubs funding The government has announced the names of 19 areas that will join its careers hubs programme, but they will… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Trusts should avoid one-size-fits-all approach to retention, report warns Academy trusts should avoid a “one-size-fits-all” policy for improving retention across their schools, new research suggests, after finding staff… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Study finds research leads have little impact on pupil progress Appointing research leads in schools to aid evidence-informed school improvement had almost no effect on pupil progress, a new… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Withdrawing funding from the IB will be a ‘tragedy’ for social mobility, heads warn Headteachers say that government proposals to end funding for post-16 International Baccalaureate programmes would be a “tragedy” for social… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive Academy trust top-sliced £376k from school with £1m deficit Unions have called for greater scrutiny over top-slicing after an academy trust charged £376,000 to a school that was… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Non-EBacc subjects being taught after-school, during tutor time or on ‘intensive’ days, DfE study finds Schools have achieved high EBacc entry rates by using “more creative ways” to teach non-EBacc subjects, such as after-school… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Former receptionist loses discrimination claim against Michaela Community School Michaela Community School has described an employment claim against it as a “waste of taxpayers’ money” after a tribunal… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Newer 1 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 987 Older