News Exclusive DfE facing legal action after ‘insulting’ £100 offer to would-be teachers it wrongly failed The Department for Education is facing legal action after offering an “insulting” £100 to compensate would-be teachers it incorrectly… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Trust seeks legal advice after council claims parents are ‘fearful’ of ‘tough love’ approach An academy trust is seeking legal advice after an “extremely misinformed” letter from Dorset Council urged the education secretary… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y News Give good teachers secondments in challenging schools, says new report Teachers are reluctant to move to challenging schools in case their workload increases, while headteachers do not want to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Schools face axing more teaching assistants, DfE-commissioned report finds Schools face having to axe more support staff under budget squeezes, new government research has found, with leaders concerned… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Teacher retention rates are worsening, and 7 other school workforce findings The Department for Education has today published the latest school workforce census (November 2018). Schools Week has the key… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News New academy handbook beefs-up rules on pay, whistleblowing and banning trustees Ministers have toughened up the academies rulebook today with new guidance to make sure pay is reasonable, ensure trusts… Kathryn Snowdon 7y Kathryn Snowdon 7y News Secondary class sizes rise for fourth year running The average size of secondary school classes has risen for the fourth consecutive year as the number of pupils… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE tops ‘departments of concern’ list in watchdog’s end-of-year report The Department for Education tops a “departments of concern” list in the end-of-year report by the chair of the… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Government warns academies as email ‘phishing’ scams inflict financial losses Academies and other educational institutions are being warned about new cyber-attacks which have already claimed some victims and resulted… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Ofsted: Inspectors without subject expertise make less reliable judgements Inspectors without subject expertise struggle to reliably assess the quality of lessons and pupils’ workbooks in secondary schools, according… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News 8 things the government wants schools to teach about online safety Schools have been urged to teach pupils about social media influencers, the dangers of online challenges, and how to… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News DfE sticks with LGBT guidance, but gets unions onside with tougher talk Ministers have stuck by their guidance on LGBT lessons in schools despite concerns it was putting head in the… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y Newer 1 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 1,030 Older
