News DfE re-opens asbestos survey after thousands of schools fail to respond The government won’t publish the results of its much-anticipated school asbestos survey until next spring, a minister has revealed,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ministers ‘considering’ demand for changes to outstanding school inspection exemption The government is “considering” calls from MPs for a review of the inspection exemption for outstanding schools, the schools… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News No ban for leading head John Tomsett A leading headteacher who had a sexual relationship with a former pupil will not be banned from teaching, the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Pupils are losing faith in their schools’ response to bullying, survey shows The proportion of pupils who think their school handles bullying well has fallen in recent years, new government data… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Independent Schools Inspectorate raises fees after two-year loss The main inspectorate for private schools has hiked its fees by 12 per cent after operating at a loss… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Exclusive Online progs vs trads debate ‘too polarised’, warns Ofsted research chief Debate over pedagogy has become “too polarised” and fighting between traditionalists and progressives on social media “quite unhelpful”, Ofsted’s… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive £2.4m on research is money well spent, says Ofsted boss Ofsted’s increased focus and spending on research is “more important” as the inspectorate faces cost pressures, its head of… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Sikh school claims DfE gives it ‘little choice’ in its future A local Sikh community has called on the education secretary to intervene in the case of a faith school… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exclusive Private firm took 8% fee for superhead’s second salary The firm that was paid £1.3 million to provide services to Perry Beeches Academy Trust took an 8 per… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Data helps us intervene early, says academy trust Trusts are concerned that a new government diktat to pull back from data collection will stop them making rapid… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Ofqual consults on changes to reformed music and dance qualifications Ofqual has launched a consultation into proposed changes to the reformed GCSEs, AS and A-levels in music and dance, after… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Government reveals triggers for new school support programme The government has officially revealed the triggers for offers of optional improvement “support” for struggling schools, after scaling back… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 980 Older