News Ofsted’s annual report 2018: Watchdog ‘concerned’ over SEND exclusions, and 8 more findings Ofsted has this morning published its annual report for 2018. The key topics include off-rolling, SEND provision, and ‘stuck’… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Ofsted annual report reveals plight of ‘stuck schools’ One in ten secondary schools in the north east, Yorkshire and the Humber and the east midlands have been “stuck”… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Government must do more for ‘left behind’ children, says Ofsted chief The head of Ofsted has warned that more needs to be done to support children who are “being left… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Looked-after children to get mentors and cut-price fees from private schools The Department for Education is launching a new mentor scheme for ‘gifted’ children in care, as 65 boarding schools… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Avoid ‘uncritical use’ of PISA scores, researchers warn ministers Ministers should avoid “uncritical use” of PISA scores because the tests ignore important elements of what English schools teach,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE wants Ofsted to inspect more outstanding schools – but won’t drop exemption The Department for Education has told Ofsted to reinspect more ‘outstanding’ schools, but stopped short of dropping the controversial… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE names 16 grammar schools that will split £50m expansion cash The 16 grammar schools that will split the government’s first round of expansion funding have been named by the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Duvet days boost retention, says academy trust CEO An academy boss has warned that “machismo” leadership teams are thwarting the wider use of “wellbeing days” – claiming… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Exclusive Exam board marking league tables delayed by monitoring concerns Ofqual, the exams regulator, is still trying to find a way to publish data on how the quality of… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE sets out ‘red flags’ for parents who use out-of-school settings New draft guidance by the Department for Education seeks to help parents identify “red flags” in the safeguarding policies… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Oil tycoon’s foundation among New Schools Network donors The foundation of a controversial oil tycoon was among the donors to the New Schools Network this year, new… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Bright Tribe probe ‘will be published’, vows academies minister An investigation by the Education and Skills Funding Agency into allegations of wrongdoing at the doomed Bright Tribe trust… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 1,005 Older