News ‘Learn lessons’ from the ‘terrible case’ of Whitehaven and Bright Tribe, says Damian Hinds The government must “learn lessons” from the fiasco surrounding the troubled Whitehaven Academy and its sponsor the Bright Tribe… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Damian Hinds resolutely silent on school funding The education secretary Damian Hinds has clashed with MPs on school funding, after he refused to say how much… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News A third of state schools allow pupils to opt out of languages in year 9 Over a third of state schools now allow pupils to opt out of studying a language in year 9,… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Adopted children need better support at school Schools should give teachers more training to help pupils who have experienced trauma, a leading charity has said, after… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Exclusive ‘Low-cost’ private school gets government green light A “no frills” low-cost private school has won government approval to open after a year-long delay. The Independent Grammar… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News DfE considers bigger classroom role for trainee teacher mentors The government is considering asking mentors to spend more time in the classroom with trainee and new teachers. The… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Jewish school found redacting textbooks put into special measures A Jewish girls’ school which redacted textbooks showing men and women on the same page, paintings by Picasso and… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted: Half of pupils who leave before their GCSEs don’t end up in another state school Around 50 per cent of pupils who left school before taking their GCSEs last year did not end up… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Are birthday cards to ex-pupils the solution to the teacher recruitment crisis? Schools should send their former pupils birthday cards to encourage them to become teachers, according to the government’s teacher… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Proportion of ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ schools drops after Ofsted reporting change The proportion of schools recorded as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ has dropped by two percentage points after missing data for… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News DfE rubber-stamps closure of troubled studio school The troubled Isle of Wight Studio School will close next summer, the Department for Education has confirmed. Closure was… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Government plans a review of children’s physical activity at school Schools’ efforts to engage their least active pupils in physical activities will be reviewed by the government as it… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 1,026 Older