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 News NHS funding settlement poses ‘quite severe challenges’ for the DfE The government’s pledge to pump an extra £20 billion into the NHS will put pressure on the Department for… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News 40% of faith schools favour religious children of any denomination Nearly half of England’s secondary faith schools prioritise religious families – of any denomination – over the non-religious, according… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News EPI: ‘Let councils take schools back from failing MATs’ The best local authorities should be allowed to take schools back from underperforming multi-academy trusts, according to a leading… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News EPI report: Academies are no better than LA schools, and 7 other important findings There is no difference in the performance of multi-academy trusts and groups of local authority schools, a new report from… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News EPI report: Best and worst-performing academy trusts and LAs revealed Academy trusts are “disproportionately represented” among the lowest-performing primary schools groups, according to new research by the Education Policy… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Two more schools to offer T-levels from 2020 The Department for Education has revealed the names of two more schools that will deliver its new technical qualifications…. Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Hinds challenged over ‘dangerously inadequate’ SEND funding A coalition of trade unions and 39 local authorities have written to the education secretary to warn of “dangerously… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Council steps in to save 24-pupil special school A local authority has prevented an academy for high-needs pupils from closing, saving them from a 45-mile journey to… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y Newer 1 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 980 Older
