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 News Schools to get curriculum review grace period under new Ofsted inspection framework Schools will be given the chance to implement a new curriculum before being judged on it under new plans… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive DfE pledges recruitment process for behaviour network team The Department for Education insists it will launch a recruitment process for its new “behaviour network” experts, after the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News ‘Inadequate’ rating for school given £1.8 million by sponsor An academy in Preston was rated inadequate and criticised for its “embryonic” curriculum plans – despite receiving £1.8 million… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Majority of schools with sixth forms post deficit as funding plunges 26%, EPI reveals More than half of schools with sixth forms posted in-year deficits, as funding has plunged by more than a… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News I want ‘broad range’ of schools for new network, says DfE behaviour tsar Bennett Schools that demonstrate “consistency” in behaviour management are being sought for a new £10 million government project – and… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News, Politics Timpson review: Questions over councils’ role in oversight of pupil movement The government will consider giving councils a key role in tracking pupils who move out of schools – sparking… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News, Politics Timpson review: School accountability drive ‘could increase exclusions’ Damian Hinds had promised to “work with the sector” to ensure proposals for schools to be accountable for the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE silent on Education Fellowship Trust’s payouts The government has refused to explain why a now defunct academy trust set aside more than £100,000 for golden… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News, Politics Exclusive DfE response on AP ‘disingenuous’, says Timpson review adviser The government is “disingenuous” to claim it has accepted all of Edward Timpson’s recommendations on exclusions, claims an adviser… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 1,022 Older