News Investigation: Supersized academy trusts are on the rise A surge in brand-new academy trusts that open with at least five schools is propping up the number of… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exclusive Investigation: Failing schools left in takeover limbo Complex legal issues are still thwarting the potentially transformative takeovers of failing schools, including one “orphan school” that has… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Exclusive Ofsted signals changes to academy trust inspections Academy bosses will get a seat at the table with Ofsted inspectors as the watchdog moves forward on plans… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exclusive Damian Hinds says ‘sorry’ for Whitehaven Academy scandal The education secretary Damian Hinds has apologised to the families affected by the Whitehaven Academy scandal, and pledged to… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive DfE funding ‘poster boy’ marches on Downing Street over cuts Just two years ago The Weald School was lauded as an example of financial efficiency by the Education Skills… Schools Week Reporter 7y Schools Week Reporter 7y News Exclusive School warns parents Brexit could push up costs of planned trip abroad A school has warned it is unable to predict the exact cost of a trip abroad because the government… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Beleaguered Bright Tribe trust to offload its last six schools The beleaguered Bright Tribe academy trust has confirmed that its final six schools will be re-brokered, with the trust… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Teacher drop-outs rise in every subject, and 8 more workforce findings The rate of teachers dropping out of the classroom increased for every single subject between 2015 and last year,… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News DfE extends RS, history, DT and music teacher training bursaries to 2:2 graduates Graduates with 2:2 degrees who train to become religious education, history, design technology and music teachers will receive bursaries… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News KS1 teacher assessments 2018: Reading down, maths up and science stable A lower proportion of pupils met the government’s “expected standard” in key stage 1 reading teacher assessments this year,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Phonics check: 82% meet ‘expected standard’ in 2018 The proportion of pupils meeting the government’s “expected standard” in the year 1 phonics screening check has increased to… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Hinds: Labour academies plan is ‘reckless’ Damian Hinds has criticised Labour’s plans to put a halt to the academies programme, labelling them as “reckless”. The… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 974 Older