News Some free schools were always ‘bound to fail’, admits former minister Some free schools were always “bound to fail”, one of the main architects of the programme has admitted. Lord… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Academics accused of ‘unconscious bias’ against grammar schools in controversial HEPI report Academic researchers could be ignoring the benefits of grammar schools because they are politically biased against them and “out… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Poor pupils at grammar schools twice as likely to attend Oxbridge, study claims The country’s most disadvantaged pupils are twice as likely to attend Oxbridge if they live in a region with… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News University of York to run £4.8m languages ‘centre of excellence’ The University of York has been chosen to run the government’s new “centre for excellence” for modern foreign languages…. Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News DfE has ‘long way to go’ to deliver for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, minister admits The government has a “long way to go” to improve the educational outcomes of children from the Gypsy, Roma… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Academy boss Richard Gill appointed Teaching Schools Council chair The Teaching Schools Council has announced an academy trust boss as its new chair. Richard Gill, chief executive of… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Two thirds of schools still flouting Baker clause rules, study finds Two-thirds of secondary schools are still flouting the controversial Baker clause a year after it was introduced – leading… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y News School CPD spending plummets by £23m as funding pressures bite Spending by schools on professional development for teachers fell by £23.2 million in the space of a year, new… Jess Staufenberg 6y Jess Staufenberg 6y News Schools need cash to replace crumbling tech infrastructure, MPs told Schools in England forced to use eight-year-old computers need a one-off capital cash injection to “level the playing field”,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Some pupils may not access new school mental health services for a decade A government scheme to improve access to mental health services for pupils may not reach all schools for a… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Ministers accused of ‘broken promise’ on school funding The government has broken its promise to increase funding to every school in England, a union has claimed. Ministers… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Study suggests iGCSEs are ‘easier’ than reformed GCSEs Controversial international GCSEs used disproportionately by private schools are “easier” than new reformed GCSEs, a new study suggests. Research… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Newer 1 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 980 Older
