News Exclusive Schools await sign-off for popular BTEC course A popular BTEC course sat by thousands of pupils every year is yet to have its new content approved… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Date set for first new children’s mental health data in 14 years After 14 years of silence, the government will finally publish brand new data on the mental health of young… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Give schools an Ofsted rating for their careers advice, say MPs Schools should be specifically rated by Ofsted on the quality of their careers advice to ensure pupils are getting all… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Opposition attempts to block Suffolk’s free school transport cuts A last-ditch attempt to prevent Suffolk county council from making drastic cuts to its free school transport provision has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Amanda Spielman rules out changes to Ofsted’s grading system Ofsted will not scrap its current grading system for schools, following “persuasive” lobbying from headteachers. The future of the… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News ‘Not all teachers do their best’, and 7 other things Sir Michael Wilshaw said at the Festival of Education Not all teachers are professional, and it is up to heads to identify those who don’t do their best,… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Ex-Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw demands ban on phones in all schools The government should pass a law to ban mobile phones from all schools in England, the former chief inspector… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Spielman: Writing lines as punishment is ‘entirely appropriate’ Ofsted will focus more on pupil behaviour from next year, and headteachers who make badly behaved pupils write lines… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News FFT Education Datalab: Almost 8,000 pupils disappeared from schools last year Up to 8,000 pupils due to leave secondary school last year left before their exams and never reappeared in… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Set up ‘Teach First-style’ scheme for school mental health specialists, says report A scheme modelled on Teach First should be set up in schools to train mental health specialists to work… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ban mobile phones to protect pupils, minister tells schools The culture secretary Matthew Hancock wants more schools to ban mobile phones in order to help protect children “in… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News The government ‘doesn’t know’ if PFI contracts offer value for money The Treasury does not know whether private finance initiative (PFI) contracts offer value for money and has no plans… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Newer 1 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 1,026 Older
