News Private school inspectors are rubber-stamping failing leaders Private school inspectors are passing certain school leaders even if in their own reports note they are failing, Ofsted… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News International Women’s Day: NEU demands action on teaching gender pay gap The country’s largest education union has demanded action to make teaching a “genuinely equal” profession for women. To mark… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Rate schools on how they meet pupils’ mental health needs, care commission tells Ofsted Ofsted should inspect how effectively schools respond to the mental health needs of their pupils, the Care Quality Commission has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Amanda Spielman at education committee: 5 things we learned The chief inspector of schools faced questions from MPs this morning. Amanda Spielman appeared at a hearing of the… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Ofsted’s illegal schools taskforce to get another £1m Ofsted is to receive a further £1 million for its “illegal schools taskforce”, as it comes under increasing pressure… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Ombudsman: Transfers of SEND pupils to EHCPs delayed by up to 90 weeks Pupils with special educational needs are waiting up to 90 weeks, or almost two years, to be transferred from… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Progress 8 ‘is forcing schools to ask for more PRU places’ Schools are asking for more places in pupil referral units for excluded pupils as a result of new accountability… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Faith leaders and politicians write to Damian Hinds about faith cap Faith leaders, politicians and education experts have signed a joint letter asking the education secretary to reconsider his plans… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ofsted ‘disappointed’ by Liberal Democrat pledge to scrap it The Liberal Democrats’ promise to get rid of Ofsted is “disappointing”, but the party’s criticism has been taken on… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News £40k bursaries for veterans to replace doomed £10m Troops to Teachers scheme Armed forces veterans will receive bursaries of £40,000 to attend university in the hope they will go on to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Cumbria Education Trust lined up as new sponsor for Whitehaven Academy The Cumbria Education Trust has been named as the government’s preferred sponsor for the struggling Whitehaven Academy. However, Cumbria’s… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Liberal Democrats: ‘Ditch Ofsted and school league tables’ The Liberal Democrats have pledged to scrap Ofsted and school league tables, in favour of a less “high-stakes” school… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 1,007 Older