News Exclusive Half of schools aren’t ready for GDPR data protection officer requirement Half of schools are not yet ready to meet their legal duty to appoint a data protection officer, although… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Teach First’s LGBT intake almost doubles The percentage of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people signing up to train with the education charity Teach First… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News EEF: Calculators do not limit learning in maths Using calculators in maths lessons doesn’t erode pupils’ skills and may actually make them better at problem solving, according… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Exclusive Investigation: The ups and downs of academy CEO pay Our annual analysis of chief executive pay in the largest academy chains once again reveals huge variations, including between… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Sponsor found for two more WCAT academies Two schools formerly run by the Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) have found a new sponsor, leaving just two… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Unauthorised absence rate highest since records began Unauthorised pupil absence rates have reached the highest on record, new government figures show. Statistics released today show that the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Pupil absence fines down 5.4% The number of fines issued to parents for unauthorised pupil absence has fallen by 5.4 per cent. 149,321 penalty… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Researcher: A private tutoring tax ‘would level grammar school playing field’ A leading education researcher wants a new tax on private tutoring services, to help “level the playing field” for… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Education committee wants reform of social mobility commission MPs have told the government to beef up its social mobility commission and appoint a “minister for social justice”… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Nine in 10 heads are headed for an ‘unmanageable’ budget deficit More than 90 per cent of headteachers expect their schools to rack up an unmanageable budget deficit in the… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Damian Hinds dodges education committee’s questions on MAT inspections Damian Hinds faced his first interrogation by the parliamentary education committee this morning. He used the opportunity not to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofqual cracks down on exam board reviewers’ marking changes Ofqual was “especially disappointed” by the extent to which exam boards changed grades last year, and ensuring it doesn’t… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 985 Older