News Proportion of ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ schools drops after Ofsted reporting change The proportion of schools recorded as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ has dropped by two percentage points after missing data for… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News DfE rubber-stamps closure of troubled studio school The troubled Isle of Wight Studio School will close next summer, the Department for Education has confirmed. Closure was… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Government plans a review of children’s physical activity at school Schools’ efforts to engage their least active pupils in physical activities will be reviewed by the government as it… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exam stress ‘isn’t new’, and two other things we learned from ministers at education questions MPs grilled education secretary Damian Hinds at the House of Commons this afternoon, alongside the children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi,… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Ofsted at the public accounts committee: Five things we learned Leading figures from Ofsted, the Department for Education and trades union movement were questioned by MPs about the quality… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Still no sign of the delayed ‘healthy schools’ rating scheme The government still doesn’t know when proposals for a ‘healthy schools’ rating scheme will come to fruition, 10 months… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Phonics check 2018 pass mark announced The pass mark for the phonics screening check will remain at 32 this year, the Department for Education has… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News No teaching resources provided for National Democracy Week Ministers have refused to discuss upcoming new resources to help secondary schools teach pupils about democracy – even though… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Schools have ‘strong legal case to make councils fully fund SEND provision’ Schools are forking out millions of pounds for special educational needs provision even though there is often a strong… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Ofqual investigates ‘allegations of malpractice’ in Edexcel A-level maths paper Ofqual has acknowledged “allegations of malpractice or wrongdoing” in an A-level maths exam taken today. In a statement posted… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News The government is ‘minded to’ terminate funding for troubled Gloucester Academy Trustees of an academy in Gloucestershire have been warned it could be rebrokered to a new sponsor if serious concerns… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Global teacher prize winner Andria Zafirakou to found school arts charity The London art teacher who won this year’s global teacher prize will use her winnings to found a charity… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 974 Older