News NUT commits to teacher pay strike ballot The National Union of Teachers has committed to ballot its members for strike action next year if teachers aren’t… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News NUT conference 2018: 77% of primary teachers report SEND cuts Schools are increasingly cutting support for SEND pupils, particularly at primary level, a union survey has found. Seventy-seven per… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News NUT union plans new uniform guidance for schools after Ofsted hijab row Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman “overstepped the mark” in her comments about pupils wearing the hijab, according to a… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Six things we learned from the Public Accounts Committee’s damning report into academies Rules on related-party transactions are “too weak to prevent abuse,” a powerful Commons committee has concluded. The public accounts… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News DfE announces £500 million for academy buildings The government has announced £514 million to help expand and improve buildings and facilities at around 1,300 academies and… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Two schools warned over cultures of bullying and poor behaviour Two academies have been warned their funding could be cut as a result of multiple problems, including a “culture… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News More secret private school warning notices published for first time The government has published more warning notices that it has issued to underperforming private schools, two years after a… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Sponsors for 14 new special needs free schools revealed The sponsors for 14 new special free schools have been announced, at a time when many special schools are… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Lincolnshire academy threatened with closure for poor KS2 results A primary academy in Lincolnshire faces closure for a recent run of terrible results – including the fact that less… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Gloucestershire school to close after RSC blasts inexperienced trustees A single-academy trust in Gloucestershire will close after its improvement plan failed to convince the government – leaving trustees… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Four key things we learned from data on looked-after pupils A higher proportion of looked-after pupils were absent from school last year, and more got suspensions, new data reveals…. Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News DfE offers £2 million to research healthy holiday meals The government has announced a £2 million funding pot to research ways poorer pupils can benefit from “enriching activities”… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y Newer 1 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 979 Older