News Holiday hunger: Government promises research and pilot projects The government will not support a draft law to force councils to provide free meals and activities for poor… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Second wave of ‘opportunity area’ plans published: What do schools need to know? The education secretary Damian Hinds has released delivery plans for the government’s next six “opportunity areas”, after publishing the… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News DfE let two free schools rack up £2 million debts over pupil numbers Two free schools racked up almost £2 million in debt after the Department for Education repeatedly allowed them to… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News MPs urged to back holiday hunger bill The headteachers’ union NAHT wants MPs to back a draft law that would force councils to provide meals and… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ipswich gets new research school as Damian Hinds sets out opportunity area plans A new research school will be founded in Ipswich, the education secretary will announce today. In his first major… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Exclusive Investigation: Apprenticeship company told schools how to exploit tax loopholes A schools apprenticeship and graduate recruitment agency stands accused of advising schools how to become “better off’ by exploiting… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Revealed: Low pupil numbers forced nearly every UTC to hand funding back Almost all university technical colleges missed their recruitment targets and were overpaid by the government last year, leaving them… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Unions demand ‘significant’ pay rise for teachers and heads A coalition of teaching unions has called for an urgent review of teachers and leaders’ pay, demanding a “cost… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News Public accounts committee chair slams ‘exorbitantly expensive’ PFI contracts The chair of the parliamentary public accounts committee Meg Hillier has spoken out against costly private finance initiative contracts… Alix Robertson 7y Alix Robertson 7y News DfE under pressure to explain how Carillion collapse affects schools The new education secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure to release information about the impact of Carillion’s collapse on… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News MPs on the warpath over academy trust accountability The government should publish “scorecards” for academy trusts and base decisions on whether they are allowed to grow both… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y News UTCs have ‘failed to establish their position’, spending watchdog says Many of the government’s multimillion-pound university technical colleges have “failed to establish their position in the educational landscape”, and… Freddie Whittaker 7y Freddie Whittaker 7y Newer 1 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 985 Older
