News Science ‘downgraded’ in primary schools, Ofsted warns A move by some primary schools to “downgrade” science teaching could have a “serious impact” on the depth and breadth… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Rural and coastal schools feel isolated from government support, research finds Ministers should review how schools bid for government support and intervention to improve access for isolated schools, researchers have… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Scrap GCSEs in favour of ‘holistic baccalaureate’ says education committee chair GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped and replaced with one “holistic baccalaureate” for 18-year-olds which recognises academic and technical… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News New free school applications process reveals workload push The government has been accused of “unsubtly crow-barring” its need to reduce teacher workload into the new wave of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE took no action against schools that ignored new careers duty The Baker clause has been labelled a “law without teeth” after it emerged the government did not take any… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ark English mastery programme and ‘glasses for classes’ scheme get EEF trials An English mastery programme “incubated” by one of England’s most prominent multi-academy has been selected for a trial by… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Trust hopes PGCE ‘franchise’ will boost Russell Group grad recruitment A trust is in talks to “franchise” a university’s PGCE programme, allowing it to dodge UCAS recruitment and target… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News ‘Systematic failure’ lifts academy trust’s deficit to £2.4m An academy trust in charge of schools for excluded and vulnerable pupils unknowingly racked up a £2.4 million deficit… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Pupils face £2 ‘fines’ to get their phones back A school has been accused of holding pupils’ mobile phones to “ransom” after charging parents £2 to return confiscated… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News DfE plans new Gatsby-style ‘benchmarks’ for character education The government will develop new “benchmarks” for character education against which schools will be required to assess themselves, Damian… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Hinds sets out ‘five foundations’ for character education Damian Hinds will today set out his “five foundations” for character education, and pledge to improve access to extra-curricular… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Home Office delayed free school meals eligibility checks The Home Office prioritised checks on pupils’ immigration status over helping schools to identify migrant children in need of… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 1,005 Older
