News Troubled UCAT trust to shed four schools after finances warning Four schools run by the troubled University of Chester Academies Trust (UCAT) will be rebrokered to new sponsors following… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exclusive Grammar schools benefit from DfE’s largesse Grammar schools are getting proportionally more money from the government than comprehensives to spend on buildings, including brand new… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Exclusive Make a wish: The schools forced to use Amazon to ask parents to buy pens Schools are asking for toys, books, and “scientific slime” via Amazon wishlists as unions warn budgets have reached a… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News PISA gender report ‘reinforces stereotypes’ A major international report blaming girls’ lack of self-confidence in maths as the main reason for their weaker results… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Government publishes details of pre-key stage standards for SEND pupils The government has confirmed how it will track the progress of special educational needs pupils working “below test standard”… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News DfE releases 26 more private school warning notices The government has published 26 more warning notices identifying failings at private schools around the country. The notices, which cover… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Free school transport cut for 20,000 rural pupils in three years More than 20,000 pupils in rural England have lost free school transport in the last three years as county… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News AS entries fall by 60 per cent AS-level entries continued to plummet this year, continuing a trend triggered by reforms which mean AS-levels no longer count… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Art & Design GCSE entries stay strong in face of EBacc Fewer pupils have been entered for non-EBacc subjects this year, except in art and design which has bucked the… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Number of pupils with statements or EHCPs continues to rise The number of pupils with statements of special educational needs or education, health and care plans has risen by… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News National Audit Office: Ofsted faces ‘significant challenges’ Ofsted is now “at the limit” of what it can do with scarce resources, a senior official has admitted,… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofsted wants to scrap inspection exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools The government is under pressure from Ofsted to authorise more regular inspections of ‘outstanding’ schools, following complaints to the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 974 Older