News Ministers investigating ‘perverse incentives’ in high needs funding The government is investigating “perverse incentives” created by the high needs funding system, a minister has said. Anne Milton,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Widespread opposition to relationships and sex education reforms revealed The majority of respondents to a consultation on new relationships and sex education lessons disagreed with the government’s proposals,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Parents lobbying for new law on pupil restraint consider judicial review Families of children with learning disabilities have sought legal advice over pupil restraint in schools, and may launch a… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Lisa Mannall becomes latest RSC to leave for academy trust job The regional schools commissioner for the south west will leave after less than two years in the job to… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Hinds unveils training plan for schools ahead of relationships and sex education rollout Schools will get access to a £6 million training and support package ahead of the implementation of mandatory new… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News NFER warns of ‘clear need’ to improve working conditions of teachers The working conditions of teachers must improve if the government is to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis, the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Star Academies Trust warned it could lose ‘inadequate’ academy An academy trust lauded by ministers as an “expert schools sponsor” has been warned one of its schools could… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Government urged to ‘rethink’ academy conversion approach after another U-turn The government is facing calls to “rethink its whole approach” to converting schools into academies after making another U-turn… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News MPs granted rare debate on detail of DfE’s school spending plans Leaders of two powerful parliamentary committees have been granted an opportunity to grill education ministers on the details of… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Involve teachers in reform to make profession more ‘intellectually attractive’, urges OECD chief Ministers focus too much on financial incentives for teachers and not enough on making the profession “intellectually attractive”, the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Re-focus pupil premium on teacher retention and CPD, say MPs The government should rename the pupil premium the “social mobility premium” to encourage schools to spend the cash on… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Three in five young people believe education doesn’t equip them for the job market Almost three in five young people believe the UK’s education system fails to equip them for the job market,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 980 Older