News Grammar school to prioritise poorer pupils from out of area over 11-plus high-scorers A grammar school in Dorset will prioritise poorer pupils from outside its catchment area over those with the highest… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Government moves to rebroker failing Steiner free schools Two Steiner schools criticised by Ofsted over safeguarding failures have been warned they face being moved to new sponsors…. Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News ‘No frills’ private school founder insists it’s a ‘success story’, despite having 12 pupils The founder of a new “no frills” low-cost private school has insisted it is a “success story”, despite having… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News The lost generation: Are we failing England’s deaf children? Deaf children in England fall a whole grade behind their peers at GCSE, according to new analysis that has… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Eagerness to work ‘unusual hours’ is potential sign of fraud, says DfE guidance An eagerness to work “unusual hours” has been listed by the government as indicators for schools that staff may… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Council leaders defend taking parents to tribunal over SEND support Council leaders have defended their decisions to take families to tribunal to settle disagreements about provision for pupils with… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Nearly a third of academy transfers down to government intervention over failures Almost a third of all academies that were transferred to new trusts last year were moved because of direct… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Science ‘downgraded’ in primary schools, Ofsted warns A move by some primary schools to “downgrade” science teaching could have a “serious impact” on the depth and breadth… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Rural and coastal schools feel isolated from government support, research finds Ministers should review how schools bid for government support and intervention to improve access for isolated schools, researchers have… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Scrap GCSEs in favour of ‘holistic baccalaureate’ says education committee chair GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped and replaced with one “holistic baccalaureate” for 18-year-olds which recognises academic and technical… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News New free school applications process reveals workload push The government has been accused of “unsubtly crow-barring” its need to reduce teacher workload into the new wave of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News DfE took no action against schools that ignored new careers duty The Baker clause has been labelled a “law without teeth” after it emerged the government did not take any… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Newer 1 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 980 Older
