News Exclusive Harris schools swamp ESOL exam with native English speakers A top trust last year entered hundreds of native English speakers into a qualification intended for pupils with English… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Exclusive MAT chairs work more than double recommended hours, study finds Chairs of trustees work the equivalent of a fifth of a full-time job running academy trusts, a new study… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE policy adviser leaves trust amid finance investigation A chief executive and operations manager at an academy trust have left their posts amid an internal investigation over… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Don’t shy away from seeking science specialists, urges new report Advertising for general science teachers is no more effective than seeking those with subject-specific qualifications, according to new research…. Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE pledges to publish breakdown of cost-cutters’ savings Ministers will publish a breakdown of recommendations made by its team of cost-cutting advisers later this year. The Department… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofqual confirms changes to reviews of coursework marking Changes to the way schools review coursework marks requiring leaders to judge marking consistency have been confirmed by the… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Dominic Herrington made permanent national schools commissioner The government has appointed Dominic Herrington as its permanent national schools commissioner. Herrington, also the regional schools commissioner for… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Edexcel maths paper leaks referred to prosecutors Police investigating high-profile leaks of Edexcel A-level exam papers in 2017 and 2018 have passed their first case to… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Co-op Academies Trust slams ‘fundamentally flawed’ Progress 8 A major academy trust has slammed the “fundamentally flawed” progress 8 performance measure for punishing schools with challenging cohorts… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Teachers buying more basic equipment for pupils, survey finds Teachers say they are increasingly dipping into their own pocket to provide basic classroom resources and essentials for pupils,… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News NEU vows to mobilise parents to ‘ramp up’ school cuts campaign The National Education Union will “ramp up” campaigning on school funding and seek to mobilise parents on the campaign… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Church MAT halts restructuring plan after parent protests Parent power has prompted an academy trust to halt restructuring plans that involved making a headteacher redundant to balance… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y Newer 1 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 1,005 Older