News NGA: Replace governor exclusion boards with independent ‘tribunals’ Governor boards for reviewing exclusions should be scrapped and replaced with independent “tribunals” of experts, the leading organisation for… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Spending watchdog warns of lack of data on pupil mental health support A lack of school spending data on mental health means it is not possible to plan support for pupils… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Hinds defends funding and Ofsted statistics, but admits literacy claims ‘could have been clearer’ The education secretary has defended his department’s use of statistics on school funding and improvement following today’s “humilitating” rebuke… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Watchdog chief writes to Hinds with ‘significant concerns’ about DfE’s use of statistics The head of the statistics watchdog has written to the education secretary to warn of “significant concerns” over the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Trust boss demands crackdown on SATs cheating A no-nonsense academy trust boss has called for a shake-up of how SATs tests are administered – with secondary… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News RSCs have ‘escalated’ 21 decisions about schools to ministers Regional schools commissioners have had to “escalate” 21 decisions concerning schools or trusts to different government ministers since 2016,… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Hinds announces £24m for the north east following complaints over opportunity areas coverage The Department for Education will divert £24 million of funding for school improvement and teacher training to the north… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Schools left to pick up the pieces as 1 in 4 pupils turned away from mental health services Pupils referred to mental health services by their schools are being turned away if they don’t exhibit the same… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Reach South takes on a troubled free school and a struggling UTC The Reach South Academy Trust has taken on troubled Bournemouth free school Parkfield School, which has been waiting for… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Chartered College of Teaching elects first president and council The Chartered College of Teaching has elected Stephen Munday, principal of Comberton Village College and chief executive of The Cam… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exclusive Trust gets £300,000 for taking over troubled Whitehaven Academy An academy trust was given more than £300,000 in government funding to aid its takeover of a troubled Bright… Schools Week Reporter 7y Schools Week Reporter 7y News Exclusive Private school cuts pay if pupil numbers dip A “low-cost” private school pays its teachers on a profit-linked scale, allowing it to slash wages if it does… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y Newer 1 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 980 Older
