News Exclusive Ofsted ‘double inspection’ pilot thwarted after inspectors ‘spoke frequently’ Ofsted had to beef up safeguards during its double inspection reliability study after inspectors, who were supposed to independently… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Exclusive Spielman: Inspection reliability study is ‘just first step’ of Ofsted research push Amanda Spielman has pledged to continue ‘inspecting the inspectors’ as part of a new Ofsted research drive after publishing… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Budget 2017: Free transport for grammar schools up to 15 miles away Disadvantaged pupils will be offered free transport to grammar schools up to 15 miles from their home under new… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Budget 2017: £536m for refurbs and new free schools, but doubts over 500 target More than £530 million will be set aside in this week’s budget to create new free schools and improve existing… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Council education boss appointed new RSC for East Midlands and Humber A council education director has been named as the new regional schools commissioner for the East Midlands and the… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Delayed review of older teachers requests extra evidence A government review on the implications of teachers working until their late 60s wants to gather more evidence –… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Exclusive Wealthy academy sponsors safeguard school trips amid funding squeeze Donations from wealthy sponsors are helping academy trusts to safeguard school trips, breakfast clubs and sports competitions as other… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Hundreds of schools use Uber-style apps to hire supply teachers Hundreds of schools are using apps to employ supply teachers in a bid to cut out crippling recruitment agency… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News National College no longer approves teacher training providers The government has stripped more powers from the National College for Teaching and Leadership, telling schools to submit requests… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Private special school places cost £480 million per year A lack of state-funded places is forcing councils to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to send pupils to… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Exclusive School cancels Friday afternoon classes to run scouts club A Surrey primary school has cancelled Friday afternoon lessons in favour of running a scouts club, using school funds… Samantha Lauren King 7y Samantha Lauren King 7y News Schools to get £215m funding for SEND adaptations Schools in England will split a new £215 million funding pot to adapt their premises for pupils with special educational… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 893 Older