News League tables to score schools on how many pupils take up higher apprenticeships The government will start including data on the number of pupils schools send on to higher-level apprenticeships in school… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Academy trusts are becoming more risk-averse, says former schools commissioner Academy trusts have become more risk-averse as the government has increased its auditing of their work, the former national… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News ICO warns schools after head fined for unlawfully obtaining pupils’ personal data School leaders have been warned they will face action if they abuse their position of trust following the successful… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofsted to introduce new MAT ‘summary evaluations’ this month A new inspection regime for multi-academy trusts will be introduced this month, Ofsted has revealed. In its annual report,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofsted’s annual report 2018: Watchdog ‘concerned’ over SEND exclusions, and 8 more findings Ofsted has this morning published its annual report for 2018. The key topics include off-rolling, SEND provision, and ‘stuck’… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Ofsted annual report reveals plight of ‘stuck schools’ One in ten secondary schools in the north east, Yorkshire and the Humber and the east midlands have been “stuck”… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Government must do more for ‘left behind’ children, says Ofsted chief The head of Ofsted has warned that more needs to be done to support children who are “being left… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Looked-after children to get mentors and cut-price fees from private schools The Department for Education is launching a new mentor scheme for ‘gifted’ children in care, as 65 boarding schools… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Avoid ‘uncritical use’ of PISA scores, researchers warn ministers Ministers should avoid “uncritical use” of PISA scores because the tests ignore important elements of what English schools teach,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE wants Ofsted to inspect more outstanding schools – but won’t drop exemption The Department for Education has told Ofsted to reinspect more ‘outstanding’ schools, but stopped short of dropping the controversial… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE names 16 grammar schools that will split £50m expansion cash The 16 grammar schools that will split the government’s first round of expansion funding have been named by the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Duvet days boost retention, says academy trust CEO An academy boss has warned that “machismo” leadership teams are thwarting the wider use of “wellbeing days” – claiming… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y Newer 1 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 980 Older