News Exclusive Investigation: Number of pupils in private alternative provision soars Spend on private alternative provision (AP) has rocketed by almost £7 million in the past three years, with councils… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Careers talks boost pupil motivation and grades, says new research Attending careers talks can boost GCSE pupils’ motivation and improve academic attainment, with less engaged learners gaining most, a… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News NGA campaign calls on teachers to become governors of other schools Teachers and leaders should become governors of other schools to enrich their professional development, the National Governance Association has… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News 28% rise in teachers calling emotional support helpline The number of education staff calling a counselling helpline for emotional support has risen by over a quarter to… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News DfE consults on extending teacher pension survivor rights to civil and same-sex partners The Department for Education has opened a consultation into plans to extend survivor benefits under the teachers’ pension scheme… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Sir Kevan Collins to step down as EEF chief executive Sir Kevan Collins will step down as chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation later this year. Collins, who… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News, Politics Minister admits Opportunity Areas need ‘more ambitious outlook’ to continue beyond 2020 The children’s minister has admitted the Opportunity Area programme could do with a “more ambitious outlook”, after refusing to… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News DfE will issue further guidance on right to withdraw from sex education The Department for Education will issue further guidance on how heads should handle requests to withdraw pupils from sex… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Features, News The Policy Debate Who should make policy, politicians or educationists? We invited Jonathan Simons, director at Public First, and Amanda Goodall, senior… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News 9,600 schools sign up to baseline assessment pilot More than 9,600 schools have signed up to the pilot of the government’s new baseline assessment, according to the… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Ofsted scraps plan for inspectors to arrive with 2.5 hours notice Plans to have Ofsted inspectors arrive at schools within two-and-a-half hours of heads being notified of an inspection have… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News New Ofsted inspection framework: What schools need to know Ofsted has published the finalised version of its new inspection framework, which will govern all school visits from this… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 1,015 Older
