News Exclusive Grammar schools get more condition improvement funding Grammar schools have won a bigger chunk of government cash this year, despite having their own £50 million expansion… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Exclusive School ‘unaffected’ by college insolvency A college facing insolvency has assured parents and teachers a school on its site will not be affected, but… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Exclusive Investigation: Number of pupils in private alternative provision soars Spend on private alternative provision (AP) has rocketed by almost £7 million in the past three years, with councils… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Careers talks boost pupil motivation and grades, says new research Attending careers talks can boost GCSE pupils’ motivation and improve academic attainment, with less engaged learners gaining most, a… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News NGA campaign calls on teachers to become governors of other schools Teachers and leaders should become governors of other schools to enrich their professional development, the National Governance Association has… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 Newer 1 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 987 Older