News DfE annual report and accounts 2017-18: 12 things we learned Ministerial payoffs, senior staff bonuses and millions in written-off debts have been revealed in the Department for Education’s annual… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Sadiq Khan urged to intervene over London’s ‘special needs timebomb’ The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is under pressure to take action over the capital’s “special needs timebomb”. The… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Tauheedul renames itself ‘Star’ as it expands into non-faith provision A successful multi-academy trust known for its stewardship of Muslim faith schools has ditched its branding after taking on… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Out-of-date pregnancy guidance isn’t helping schools, say critics A worrying lack of up-to-date guidance on how to ensure pregnant pupils continue their education is fuelling a rise… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News A third of schools start GCSEs in year nine, and 10 other things we learned from the DfE’s school snapshot survey 2017 An extensive survey of hundreds of school leaders and teachers has been published by the government, six months after… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News DfE publishes delayed ‘workload reduction toolkit’ The Department for Education has finally published its “workload reduction toolkit”, the day after most schools broke up for… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News EEF: Use chalk slates or miniboards to gain two months’ progress Simple ways of checking that pupils understand a topic during a lesson, such as showing their answers on chalk… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted: Schools must inform governors about inspections Some schools are failing to inform all governors or trustees about an imminent Ofsted inspection, the inspectorate has warned,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Four ‘inadequate’ schools warned they face closure Closure warning notices for four ‘inadequate’ schools have been published, with ineffective safeguarding, “dysfunctional” leadership and poor teaching among… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Relationships, sex and health education consultation opens Schools have finally been told what they will have to teach in new relationships and sex education lessons, months… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Capita admitted SIMS bug on day it was handed £109m primary testing contract Outsourcing firm Capita has refused to say when it first became aware of a computer bug that risks corrupting… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News UTC becomes first school with cameras in every classroom A university technical college in Birmingham has become the first school in the country to install always-on, 360-degree cameras… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 1,026 Older