News Research schools: What are they and why do they exist? There are now 22 research schools across the UK, and 11 are in government-identified social-mobility “cold spots”. Samantha King… Samantha Lauren King 8y Samantha Lauren King 8y News New academy trust pledges not to hire unqualified teachers A new sixth form-led academy chain has announced it will only hire qualified or trainee teachers in a bid… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Labour planning to bring PFI contracts ‘back in house’ Labour would return existing PFI contracts to government control, its shadow chancellor announced today, though some have warned that… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Pupil arrested after school welfare officer stabbed A woman is being treated in hospital after she was stabbed at a school in Scunthorpe. The 61-year-old, a… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Almost 9 in 10 schools still face cuts under new funding plans, unions warn The vast majority of English schools still face real-terms cuts to their budgets under revised government funding plans, teaching… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Academy trusts spend millions on uninspected private alternative provision Multi-academy trusts spend three times as much on private alternative provision as they do on local authority alternative provision… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News English GCSE mismatch puts university offers at risk Pupils are in danger of missing out on higher education due to a “mismatch” between university expectations and the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Angela Rayner: I want to ‘change’ grammar schools Angela Rayner has said she wants to change the way grammar schools work, and indicated that proposals to “change”… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive INVESTIGATION: Did schools reinvest their money from playing field sales? Schools are not using money raised from selling playing fields into new sports facilities despite promises to the contrary,… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Private school in rare move to re-brand as ‘grammar school’ A private school in the West Midlands has taken the unusual step of rebranding as a “grammar school”, and… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Labour should move on from the academies debate, says Angela Rayner The Labour Party should “move on” from the debate over academies and focus on campaigning for greater controls over… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Petition over teacher pension gender inequality gathers pace A petition to force the government to equalise the way teachers’ pensions transfer to their partners is gathering strength…. Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 973 Older
