News Exclusive Investigation: The schools that slip through the council finance net Thousands of council schools have not had their finances independently scrutinised for more than five years – three of… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News School uses ‘nurture room’ to calm pupils at risk of misbehaviour Students at Aureus School in Oxfordshire who feel at risk of misbehaving are encouraged to “self-refer” to a nurture… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News Prevent referrals from education rise 24% Referrals by educational institutions to “prevent”, the government’s anti-extremism programme, rose by almost a quarter in the 2017-18 financial… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Reach 2 pledges ‘significant changes’ at Sprites academy after DfE threatens funding termination One of the country’s largest academy trusts has vowed to turn around an ‘inadequate’ school threatened with having its… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Scrapping ‘levels’ led to confusion between schools, warns new research The removal of national curriculum levels has left teachers struggling to understand the assessment information they get about pupils… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Hinds urges Ofsted to ensure new MAT evaluations aren’t ‘undue burdens’ Education secretary Damian Hinds has warned Ofsted its new academy trust “summary evaluations” must not create “undue burdens” on… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Big drop in exam security breaches despite high-profile social media leaks The number of security breaches relating to GCSE and A-level exams fell by 40 per cent this year, despite… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Early phonics achievers three times more likely to ace KS2 reading test Pupils who pass the phonics reading screening check on their first attempt are almost three times more likely to… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News National Reference Test results: Maths scores rise but no change for English language The second annual National Reference Test has shown improvement in maths scores, but no real change for English language…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Exam malpractice: Drop in penalties for staff as mobile phone breaches soar The number of teachers facing penalties for exam malpractice fell this year, but the number of pupils rapped for bringing… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News Fewer primary schools below floor standard, but more are coasting The number of primary schools below the government’s “floor standard” for key stage 2 SATs results has dropped. This… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Ofqual reports 23% decline in GCSE grades changed at marking review The number of GCSE grades changed at marking review this year has fallen by 23 per cent, with 16,749… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y Newer 1 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 974 Older
