News NUT conference 2018: 77% of primary teachers report SEND cuts Schools are increasingly cutting support for SEND pupils, particularly at primary level, a union survey has found. Seventy-seven per… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News NUT union plans new uniform guidance for schools after Ofsted hijab row Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman “overstepped the mark” in her comments about pupils wearing the hijab, according to a… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Six things we learned from the Public Accounts Committee’s damning report into academies Rules on related-party transactions are “too weak to prevent abuse,” a powerful Commons committee has concluded. The public accounts… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News DfE announces £500 million for academy buildings The government has announced £514 million to help expand and improve buildings and facilities at around 1,300 academies and… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Two schools warned over cultures of bullying and poor behaviour Two academies have been warned their funding could be cut as a result of multiple problems, including a “culture… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News More secret private school warning notices published for first time The government has published more warning notices that it has issued to underperforming private schools, two years after a… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Sponsors for 14 new special needs free schools revealed The sponsors for 14 new special free schools have been announced, at a time when many special schools are… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Lincolnshire academy threatened with closure for poor KS2 results A primary academy in Lincolnshire faces closure for a recent run of terrible results – including the fact that less… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Gloucestershire school to close after RSC blasts inexperienced trustees A single-academy trust in Gloucestershire will close after its improvement plan failed to convince the government – leaving trustees… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Four key things we learned from data on looked-after pupils A higher proportion of looked-after pupils were absent from school last year, and more got suspensions, new data reveals…. Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News DfE offers £2 million to research healthy holiday meals The government has announced a £2 million funding pot to research ways poorer pupils can benefit from “enriching activities”… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive New network will help teachers become joint heads School leaders will be supported into joint headship roles by a new organisation, partly in response to how “enormous”… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y Newer 1 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 1,020 Older