News Report claims academy oversight costs 44% more per pupil The systems of oversight for academies cost 44 per cent more per pupil than those of local authority schools,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Three-in-four teachers feel they are less valued Three quarters of teachers believe their work is less valued now than it was five years ago. According to… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Speed-read: The DfE’s 9 school sport plan commitments The government has today published its School Sport and Activity Action Plan. Here’s your trusty Schools Week round-up of… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Ofsted concerned over lack of accountability and self-evaluation in MATs Ofsted has criticised academy trusts for “weak” self-evaluation and called on the government to publish a quality framework to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive DfE: Holland Park School did not break rules over luxury spending The government has ruled that a single-academy trust that spent thousands on luxury paint and pays its head £260,000… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News £2.5m scheme to help schools open-up facilities to get more kids active Hundreds of after-school clubs will be created and school facilities will be opened up at weekends and holidays as… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y News Teach First offered places to 82% of assessed applicants Teach First has recruited its largest cohort of trainee teachers by allowing way more applicants through assessment and taking… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y News Tighten rules on parental consultation before academy conversion, DfE told Ministers are under pressure to draw up stronger rules on how thoroughly schools must consult before becoming academies after… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Mental health training programme for schools rolled out nationally A programme to improve mental health training in schools and strengthen partnerships with professional NHS services will be rolled… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive QTS skills tests set to be scrapped The numeracy and literacy skills entry tests that prospective teachers must pass to start training are set to be… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News State schools find it much harder to access university partnerships Schools serving deprived communities are more than two-and-a-half times more likely to encounter barriers in getting university access help… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y News Scrap EBacc and reform Progress 8 to tackle creative subjects slump, ministers told Ministers should ditch the EBacc and reform the Progress 8 performance measure to arrest the slump in the number… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y Newer 1 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 1,030 Older
