News Exclusive Date set for first new children’s mental health data in 14 years After 14 years of silence, the government will finally publish brand new data on the mental health of young… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Give schools an Ofsted rating for their careers advice, say MPs Schools should be specifically rated by Ofsted on the quality of their careers advice to ensure pupils are getting all… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Opposition attempts to block Suffolk’s free school transport cuts A last-ditch attempt to prevent Suffolk county council from making drastic cuts to its free school transport provision has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Amanda Spielman rules out changes to Ofsted’s grading system Ofsted will not scrap its current grading system for schools, following “persuasive” lobbying from headteachers. The future of the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News ‘Not all teachers do their best’, and 7 other things Sir Michael Wilshaw said at the Festival of Education Not all teachers are professional, and it is up to heads to identify those who don’t do their best,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ex-Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw demands ban on phones in all schools The government should pass a law to ban mobile phones from all schools in England, the former chief inspector… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Spielman: Writing lines as punishment is ‘entirely appropriate’ Ofsted will focus more on pupil behaviour from next year, and headteachers who make badly behaved pupils write lines… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News FFT Education Datalab: Almost 8,000 pupils disappeared from schools last year Up to 8,000 pupils due to leave secondary school last year left before their exams and never reappeared in… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Set up ‘Teach First-style’ scheme for school mental health specialists, says report A scheme modelled on Teach First should be set up in schools to train mental health specialists to work… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Ban mobile phones to protect pupils, minister tells schools The culture secretary Matthew Hancock wants more schools to ban mobile phones in order to help protect children “in… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News The government ‘doesn’t know’ if PFI contracts offer value for money The Treasury does not know whether private finance initiative (PFI) contracts offer value for money and has no plans… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News The more disadvantaged the pupil, the less experienced their maths teacher Pupils in disadvantaged areas are more likely to be taught by inexperienced maths teachers or someone without a maths… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 979 Older