News Exclusive Halfon’s ‘reckless’ plan to scrap GCSEs a ‘non-starter’, says baccalaureate fan Calls to replace GCSEs and A-levels with a “holistic baccalaureate” have been branded a “non-starter” by an advocate of… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News No evidence for “no excuses” behaviour policies Until there is evidence that “zero tolerance” behaviour policies work, schools should prioritise approaches that have proved successful, a… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News First non-faith school inspected at Star Academies Trust put in special measures The first non-faith school to be inspected after joining the lauded Star Academies Trust has been placed in special… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Exclusive KPMG Foundation report left out negative findings An education foundation left out negative findings from a study of its flagship literacy programme. In December the KPMG… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Exclusive Academy trust criticised for taking on debt-ridden schools An academy trust urged to expand by its regional schools commissioner was later rapped by the government for taking… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive DfE shells out £27m to prop up struggling academies The government handed out nearly £4.5 million to prop up cash-strapped academies run by the failed Schools Company Trust… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exclusive Timpson review to demand excluded pupils count in schools’ results A landmark review of exclusions will demand the government revives plans to make schools retain responsibility for the results… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive ‘Flattening the grass’: what’s really going on at OGAT and Delta? Claims that a multi-academy trust runs “flattening the grass” assemblies in which children are humiliated swarmed on Twitter last… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Duchess of Cambridge: teachers need more mental health support Teachers are essential frontline workers who need more mental health support, the Duchess of Cambridge told education leaders on… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News DfE bans ISIS supporter Mizanur Rahman from running schools A man jailed for his support for terrorist group Islamic State has been banned from being involved in running… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News AQA increases dominance of GCSE market as OCR slumps The exam board AQA now issues three in every five GCSE certificates after increasing its dominance of the market… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Another studio school considers closure over poor recruitment Leaders of a studio school in Liverpool are “strongly considering” closing their institution next year, after poor recruitment affected… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 980 Older
