News Greening announces £415m ‘sugar tax’ cash for new school sports facilities Schools will be able to bid for a slice of £415 million to fund new sports facilities, education secretary… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News ‘Far from clear’ if DfE can cope with academies expansion, warn MPs MPs have questioned the government’s capacity to cope with the growth of the academies programme, amid predictions of “further… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News School leaders urge chancellor to plug education funding shortfall School leaders have urged chancellor Philip Hammond to pump billions of pounds more into the education budget to wipe… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Poor pupils falling behind at secondary school, study finds The progress made by poor pupils at primary school is being “wiped out” during their secondary years, with those… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Teachers work nearly 11 hours a day, landmark workload survey reveals Teachers are working an average of 54.4 hours a week – nearly 11 hours per day – the government’s… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Councils paid £100k to write to parents about UTCs The government has handed out more than £100,000 in funding to councils to enable them to write to parents… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Asbestos ‘significant cause for concern’ in over 100 schools Nearly one in five schools are failing to manage asbestos properly – with the government having to intervene in… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Kathy Kirkham resigns as chief executive of Bright Tribe The chief executive of Bright Tribe academy trust, Kathy Kirkham, has resigned. Kirkham has stood down from her role… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Bid to force ‘hostile’ schools to promote technical education succeeds A cross-party bid to force “hostile” schools to give colleges and apprenticeship providers access to their pupils to promote… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Government drops ‘fast-track’ ECDL qualification from league tables The government has dropped the controversial ECDL qualification from its performance league tables from 2019 following gaming concerns. Investigations… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Ofqual ‘extremely cautious’ about more primary testing changes The government should be “extremely cautious” about further changes to primary assessment, Ofqual’s chief regulator has told MPs. Sally Collier… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Unfilled places and £30m land deals – NAO takes aim at free schools The government has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money on its flagship free school project after an investigation found… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 893 Older
