News 97% of primary teachers support campaign to scrap SATs – NEU poll The vast majority of primary school teachers support a campaign to scrap key stage 2 SATs, the National Education… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Record year for Teach First as two thirds of applicants pass screening The education charity Teach First has recruited a record cohort of trainee teachers after almost two in three passed… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News ‘Healthy schools’ rating scheme finally published – nearly 2 years late The government has finally published details of its “healthy schools” rating scheme – almost two years late. Schools are… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Ban private firms from running special schools, say families affected by sudden school closure Hundreds of parents want private companies banned from running special schools after a healthcare firm announced plans to close… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive ICO receives hundreds of unnecessary school referrals as leaders struggle with GDPR The information watchdog dealt with hundreds of unnecessary referrals relating to schools in the year after tough new data… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News ESFA suppressed investigation findings that cleared trust of wrongdoing Ministers refused to release the findings of an independent investigation that cleared a collapsed academy trust from allegations of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE defends spending £500k first-class travel The Department for Education has defended spending more than £500,000 on train tickets that involved first-class travel, claiming it… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Review will consider whether headteacher standards should apply to academy CEOs A review of the government’s headteacher standards will look at whether the guidance should also apply to multi-academy trust… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive ‘The challenge is huge’: Oasis founder reveals vision for England’s first secure school Rev Steve Chalke, founder and leader of the Oasis Charitable Trust, which has just been awarded the contract to… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y News Revealed: The expert panel members tasked with improving teacher wellbeing Union representatives, education experts and school leaders have been appointed to a 26-member expert panel tasked with improving the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Revealed: How ‘vital’ rural schools are fighting to survive Rural schools are fighting for their lives as new figures show they made up 40 per cent of school… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Energy Coast becomes only second ever ‘outstanding’ UTC A university technical college in Cumbria that outsourced its teaching is celebrating after becoming only the second of its… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y Newer 1 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 1,030 Older