News Governors in West Sussex plan strike over school funding Plans for the first “strike” of school governors have prompted a warning about the morale of volunteers who are… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Harris Federation boss’s salary reaches £420,000 after latest pay rise The country’s best-paid academy boss has been handed another pay rise – boosting his salary to at least £420,000…. John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Government abandons year 3 phonics check after trial prompts workload concerns The government will not extend its phonics screening check re-takes to year three pupils after a trial run prompted concerns… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Ofsted publishes ‘unapproved’ report placing Durand in special measures The education watchdog Ofsted has apologised after publishing an unapproved inspection report into Durand Academy that placed the beleagured… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Government to rebroker Manchester free schools founded by charity boss Two free schools in Greater Manchester will be re-brokered to new multi-academy trusts after one was placed into special… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Nick Gibb ‘comfortable’ with schools’ approach to cost cutting The schools minister Nick Gibb has said he is “comfortable” with the way schools are dealing with rising cost… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Multi-academy trusts swap data systems for Progress 8 New performance measures such as Progress 8 have led some multi-academy trusts to move away from traditional data-system providers…. Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News Over a third of parents asked for school donations, survey finds More than a third of parents have been asked to donate money to their child’s school, according to a… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News John Blake appointed education chief at Policy Exchange A former union activist and founder of the grassroots Labour Teachers website has been appointed as head of education… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Poor careers advice due to spending decisions by school leaders, skills minister claims The skills and apprenticeships minster has warned there is “clearly something wrong” with schools where “not enough” good careers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News EFA paid £16m for £5m Hackney free school site The government paid £16 million for a free school site that was later valued by the council as worth… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Accounts Watch: Academy trust chief gets £85,000 severance pay-out An academy trust chief executive who resigned after a misconduct investigation received a payout of of more than £85,000…. John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y Newer 1 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 893 Older