News 1,500 schools sought for EEF maths and writing trials 11 research projects will test approaches aimed at boosting maths, writing, communication and language Freddie Whittaker 12mo Freddie Whittaker 12mo News DfE names 750 breakfast club ‘early adopter’ schools But department won’t say how many of them already run breakfast provision Freddie Whittaker 12mo Freddie Whittaker 12mo Movers and Shakers Exclusive Turnaround CEO to leave role for new global education firm Northern Education Trust boss Rob Tarn will leave for new school management company launched by GEMS Education Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Movers and Shakers Oak National Academy names interim CEO Oak co-founder John Roberts set to replace Matt Hood as interim CEO Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: Consilium, E-ACT, Athelstan, Rise This week’s movers and shakers include an animal lover, kinship carer, a musician, former lawyer and an ice hockey… Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y Curriculum Curriculum review should ‘incentivise’ schools to teach ’employment skills’ Schools need support to promote the development of skills such as communication, organisation and problem-solving, says NFER study Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Inclusion Half of councils face insolvency over £5bn SEND deficit ticking timebomb Survey of councils suggests over half will fail to break even if a measure keeping deficits off their books… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Schools Exclusive Free school gets £500k government bailout after wage increase Private school-turned-academy hit with budget problems after increasing support staff pay to national rates Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y News Free School Meals check system redesign to boost take-up The DfE say the redesign will make it ‘quicker and easier’ for parents to check eligibility for free school… Rhi Storer 1y Rhi Storer 1y Schools Coroner concern over school swimming lessons after boy’s death Coroner warns some primaries are not providing swimming lessons despite it being curriculum requirement Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1y Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1y News Trust’s growth plan (partially) knocked back Just 6 out of 19 school applications were accepted by the DfE’s East Midlands advisory board last month Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Academies Strikes threat over trust’s plan to extend school day past 2.30pm Outwood Grange’s proposal would bring teaching hours in line with national guidelines – but a union has threatened strike… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1y Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1y Newer 1 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 1,025 Older