News How are schools implementing flexible working? Schools are letting teachers take their planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time at home, banning work in the staff… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Arts-focused teacher development fund open for applications Schools can benefit from up to £150,000 in grant funding to boost arts-based teaching through partnerships with cultural organisations… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Rodillian MAT hit with financial notice to improve after ESFA investigation A Yorkshire academy trust has been hit with a financial notice to improve as a result of “historic failures”… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Catholics pray for free schools miracle Catholic school leaders are cautious about a new drive to lift the cap on faith-based admissions, after some took… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Revealed: The 5 schools investigated over severance pay Five schools investigated for spending more than £320,000 in severance payments without government approval have been named. Stand-alone academies… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News New Cambridge Assessment CEO backs out for ‘personal reasons’ The new chief executive of the Cambridge Assessment Group has withdrawn from the role before he even started, citing… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Government confirms 638% hike in small private school inspection fees The government will press ahead with plans to hike the basic amount some small private schools pay for Ofsted… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Secretive private school warning notices published for the first time The Department for Education has finally published the warning notices it issued to underperforming private schools, over two years… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Academy trust CEOs among Ofqual board appointments The exams regulator has appointed five new board members, including two multi academy trust chief executives. Ian Bauckham, a chief… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Six fresh facts about teacher supply The government has published a wide-ranging new analysis of data on teacher supply, retention and mobility. Officials analysed the school… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News GCSE awards up two per cent as schools respond to league table changes The number of GCSEs awarded in England increased by two per cent last year, reversing a downward trend. Ofqual… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News DfE doesn’t check whether academy leaders are ‘fit and proper’ Academy trustees and senior leaders are not being properly vetted for their suitability to run schools, the government’s spending… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 1,007 Older