News Strategic school improvement fund opens its second round Applications are now open for the second round of handouts from the government’s £140 million strategic school improvement fund…. Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Durand appoints new directors following Sir Greg Martin’s resignation Two new directors have been appointed at the Durand Academy Trust following the resignation of controversial former headteacher Sir… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive DfE won’t fund Toby Young and Sir Anthony Seldon’s fast-track headship college The Department for Education has declined to provide millions of pounds in funding to a mooted fast-track headship college, the… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Workload and government policy forcing teachers out, DfE research finds Workload is the “most important factor” for teachers leaving the profession, with government initiatives and policy changes not far… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Most new apprentice teaching assistants are paid just £3.50 The vast majority of apprentice teaching assistants are being used as “cheap labour” for just £3.50 an hour, the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Teaching unions demand action on public sector pay cap Teaching unions have once again demanded that the government remove the cap on all public sector pay rises, after… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Faith groups unlikely to see 50% cap lifted but ‘other options’ are possible, says Toby Young Faith groups wanting to open new schools may find the government “makes it easier” to set up voluntary-aided schools… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News The 6 Most Important Things In Today’s OECD Briefing The OECD has published its annual education at a glance report, which compares various education statistics between its 35 member countries…. Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Full education select committee line-up confirmed The full membership of the House of Commons education committee has been confirmed. Five Conservative MPs, five Labour MPs… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News DfE can’t prove teacher recruitment and retention efforts are working The government cannot prove its efforts to boost teacher retention and quality are having a positive impact or achieving… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Ofsted lodges last-minute appeal against High Court’s Durand Academy ruling Ofsted has launched a last-minute attempt to overturn a High Court decision to strike off its damning report into the… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Ofsted’s Spielman examines book scrutiny in inspections Ofsted is considering a new approach to book scrutiny, in which off-site inspectors will look at scanned versions of… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 979 Older