News Fewer primary schools below floor standard, but more are coasting The number of primary schools below the government’s “floor standard” for key stage 2 SATs results has dropped. This… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofqual reports 23% decline in GCSE grades changed at marking review The number of GCSE grades changed at marking review this year has fallen by 23 per cent, with 16,749… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Pupil nationality data: Controversial collection misses data for more than million pupils Schools failed to collect pupil nationality and country of birth data for hundreds of thousands of pupils for the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Sixth form funding rates to remain unchanged in 2019-20 Funding rates for sixth forms will remain unchanged next year, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has confirmed, dashing hopes… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exams boards told to ‘strengthen controls’ after ‘unwarranted’ rise in BTEC grades Ofqual is urging exam boards to “strengthen their controls” on certain types of applied general qualifications, after it uncovered… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Exclusive Revealed: The 50 academy trusts that cut chief executive pay The government has named 50 academy trusts that have cut executive pay following pressure from officials. A list, sent… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Outwood Grange Academies Trust faces legal challenge over isolation booths A high-profile academy trust faces a legal challenge over claims a pupil at one of its schools spent almost… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Union urges Catholic school teachers to resist academy plans Teachers at Catholic schools are being urged by their union to resist plans by bishops to academise, even though… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Exclusive Teacher supply and school funding on the agenda for new Social Mobility Commission team The rejuvenated Social Mobility Commission will investigate school funding issues and the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, its new… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Spielman: Curriculum research shows we won’t be fooled by leaders ‘talking a good game’ Inspectors will not be fooled by schools “talking a good game” on their curriculum but not turning their plans… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Ofsted research finds schools in poorest areas have best curriculum Ofsted has found schools in the most deprived communities outscored their more affluent counterparts in its new study on… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Nearly half of primaries score poorly on curriculum quality, new Ofsted study shows Nearly half of all primary schools scored poorly in Ofsted’s latest curriculum study – with an apparent focus on… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y Newer 1 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 1,005 Older