News New Schools Network revived to fight academies reform Former Conservative adviser to head up free schools charity’s lobbying operation as criticism of schools bill grows Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w Pensions Exclusive Muddled pension rules leave trust CEOs in limbo Calls for clarity over TPS eligibility ‘grey area’, amid widespread confusion and warnings of payouts Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w Falling rolls Primary-only trust raids reserves as pupil numbers dip REAch2 dipped into its reserves after racking up an in-year deficit of just over £2.1 million and £481,000 in… Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w Schools Exclusive Big academy trust given £1.5m government loan to stay afloat A 24-school trust racked up seven-figure losses after paying for iPads for staff and pupils Jack Dyson 4w Jack Dyson 4w Schools Bill Exclusive Labour’s academy direction powers rehashed from Tory schools bill Opposition has been critical of proposed power for the education secretary to direct academies to fulfil their duties Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w Academies Union ballots teachers on biggest academy trust strikes The NEU is polling members across the Harris Federation on proposed walkouts over working conditions Jack Dyson 4w Jack Dyson 4w Prevent Investigation School Prevent referrals rise – but fewer get support Schools say they are ‘caught between rock and hard place’ over anti-terrorism unit referrals Rosa Furneaux 4w Rosa Furneaux 4w Home education Exclusive More duties? Some councils have no home education staff Labour’s schools bill will give councils new duties to check family homes are a ‘suitable learning environment’ Rhi Storer 4w Rhi Storer 4w Schools Bill Where is Starmer’s school improvement ‘vision’? PM is drawn into row over schools bill as leaders urge Labour to set out a clear standards ‘narrative’ Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w News Higher fines fail to stem high pupil absence rates The government hiked fines in September for unauthorised school absences, with the penalties for parents rising from £60 to… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w SEND Revealed: The experts appointed to SEND inclusion panels The government has appointed a team of experts to evaluate how to make mainstream schools more inclusive Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Sponsored post Sponsored Embedding Formative Assessment: not just a box-ticking exercise but something long-term and meaningful for all Our EFA programme has been proven to help schools achieve better GCSE results, as evidenced by the EEF. Find… SWAdvertorial 4w SSAT 4w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 955 Older