News Second wave of ‘opportunity area’ plans published: What do schools need to know? The education secretary Damian Hinds has released delivery plans for the government’s next six “opportunity areas”, after publishing the… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News DfE let two free schools rack up £2 million debts over pupil numbers Two free schools racked up almost £2 million in debt after the Department for Education repeatedly allowed them to… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News MPs urged to back holiday hunger bill The headteachers’ union NAHT wants MPs to back a draft law that would force councils to provide meals and… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ipswich gets new research school as Damian Hinds sets out opportunity area plans A new research school will be founded in Ipswich, the education secretary will announce today. In his first major… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Investigation: Apprenticeship company told schools how to exploit tax loopholes A schools apprenticeship and graduate recruitment agency stands accused of advising schools how to become “better off’ by exploiting… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Revealed: Low pupil numbers forced nearly every UTC to hand funding back Almost all university technical colleges missed their recruitment targets and were overpaid by the government last year, leaving them… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Unions demand ‘significant’ pay rise for teachers and heads A coalition of teaching unions has called for an urgent review of teachers and leaders’ pay, demanding a “cost… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Public accounts committee chair slams ‘exorbitantly expensive’ PFI contracts The chair of the parliamentary public accounts committee Meg Hillier has spoken out against costly private finance initiative contracts… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News DfE under pressure to explain how Carillion collapse affects schools The new education secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure to release information about the impact of Carillion’s collapse on… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News MPs on the warpath over academy trust accountability The government should publish “scorecards” for academy trusts and base decisions on whether they are allowed to grow both… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News UTCs have ‘failed to establish their position’, spending watchdog says Many of the government’s multimillion-pound university technical colleges have “failed to establish their position in the educational landscape”, and… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News NAO report on STEM skills: 7 important findings for schools The National Audit Office has published a wide-ranging report on science, technology, engineering and maths skills. Here are some… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 1,016 Older
