News Former General Teaching Council CEO to head new Teaching Regulation Agency Alan Meyrick, a former chief executive of the General Teaching Council, has been appointed as the new boss of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Private school inspectors are rubber-stamping failing leaders Private school inspectors are passing certain school leaders even if in their own reports note they are failing, Ofsted… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News International Women’s Day: NEU demands action on teaching gender pay gap The country’s largest education union has demanded action to make teaching a “genuinely equal” profession for women. To mark… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Rate schools on how they meet pupils’ mental health needs, care commission tells Ofsted Ofsted should inspect how effectively schools respond to the mental health needs of their pupils, the Care Quality Commission has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Amanda Spielman at education committee: 5 things we learned The chief inspector of schools faced questions from MPs this morning. Amanda Spielman appeared at a hearing of the… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Ofsted’s illegal schools taskforce to get another £1m Ofsted is to receive a further £1 million for its “illegal schools taskforce”, as it comes under increasing pressure… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ombudsman: Transfers of SEND pupils to EHCPs delayed by up to 90 weeks Pupils with special educational needs are waiting up to 90 weeks, or almost two years, to be transferred from… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Progress 8 ‘is forcing schools to ask for more PRU places’ Schools are asking for more places in pupil referral units for excluded pupils as a result of new accountability… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Faith leaders and politicians write to Damian Hinds about faith cap Faith leaders, politicians and education experts have signed a joint letter asking the education secretary to reconsider his plans… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News Ofsted ‘disappointed’ by Liberal Democrat pledge to scrap it The Liberal Democrats’ promise to get rid of Ofsted is “disappointing”, but the party’s criticism has been taken on… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News £40k bursaries for veterans to replace doomed £10m Troops to Teachers scheme Armed forces veterans will receive bursaries of £40,000 to attend university in the hope they will go on to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Cumbria Education Trust lined up as new sponsor for Whitehaven Academy The Cumbria Education Trust has been named as the government’s preferred sponsor for the struggling Whitehaven Academy. However, Cumbria’s… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 985 Older