News Exclusive UTCs told to join MATs after Lord Baker U-turn University technical colleges are being pressured to join multi-academy trusts after the programme’s architect Lord Baker U-turned on previous… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Exclusive Surge in pupils with weapons sparks calls for more support Leading schools sector voices are warning that staff need more help to keep classrooms safe, following a surge in… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Exclusive Poorer pupils ‘catch up’ by end of primary, but fall behind again at GCSE The attainment gap between the wealthiest and most disadvantaged pupils almost disappears by the end of primary school before… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Hinds to announce wellbeing focus at ASCL conference Damian Hinds has commissioned his fifth advisory group since taking office – this time looking at boosting school teacher… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Cambridge International insists iGCSEs won’t change name amid ‘legal’ threat An awarding organisation has insisted it will not allow the controversial iGCSEs to be renamed after the chair of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Boss of charity behind the UTC programme to step down The chief executive of the organisation that is behind the troubled university technical colleges programme is stepping down. Charles… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Parkfield’s LGBT lessons cancelled until ‘resolution’ found over parent protests A primary school has agreed to stop its lessons on LGBT rights and homophobia until a resolution has been… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Small rural schools could share headteachers to stay afloat, DfE study suggests Rural primary schools could share headteachers or consider joining multi-academy trusts to overcome the funding challenges they face, according… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Majority of MATs achieve ‘below average’ progress for 16 to 18-year-olds New data released by the government today shows 54 per cent of multi-academy trusts achieved a below or well-below-average… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Government to fund free sanitary products in secondary schools The chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has announced plans to fund free sanitary products for pupils in secondary… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News iGCSEs ‘not conducive to public trust in exams’, Ofqual chair warns Controversial iGCSEs are a “disturbing issue” and “not conducive to public trust in the examinations systems”, the chair of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Ofsted rules Parkfield’s LGBT lessons are ‘age-appropriate’ Ofsted has backed a Birmingham primary school at the centre of a row with parents over whether its lessons… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y Newer 1 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 980 Older