News Deficit gap widens between LA schools and academies Local authority-maintained schools are increasingly slipping into deficit as funding pressures continue to bite, new research has found. A… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Ofsted WILL now use predecessor school grades in academy statistics Ofsted has decided to factor the grades of academies’ predecessor schools into its official data, it has confirmed. The… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive School apprenticeship training company ‘not fit for purpose’ says Ofsted A company that runs apprenticeship training for schools has been branded “not fit for purpose” by Ofsted after inspectors… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exam malpractice allegations sealed fate of doomed studio school Accusations of exam malpractice sealed the fate of a doomed studio school, according to “shocking” minutes from its board… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News New data shows 12.5% rise in full secondary schools The proportion of secondary schools that are full or over capacity has risen for the first time in at… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Failing private schools to get three months to improve or close Private schools that fail to meet the government’s standards will be given three months to improve or they will… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Schools sought for ‘returner-teachers’ pilot Up to 10 schools are being sought to take part in a trial of a scheme aimed at persuading… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofqual clamps down on teacher-examiner cheating Exam boards will be expected to check teaching plans and materials, monitor social media and track “unusual” exam results… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Nine things schools need to know about the government’s integration green paper A raft of measures for schools aimed at improving community integration have been announced by the government. The Ministry of… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Damian Hinds censured by stats watchdog over school funding claims The education secretary made an “error” when he claimed in parliament that schools would get a real-terms increase in… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Reception staff ‘increasingly unpaid and underqualified’, warns EPI Schools are increasingly taking on unpaid and underqualified reception staff, new research has found. Analysis by the Education Policy… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Labour loses bid to give free school meals to all universal credit claimants Labour has lost its bid to extend eligibility for free school meals to pupils from all households claiming universal… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 979 Older