News Top universities reluctant to sponsor struggling schools The UK’s most prestigious universities are turning down chances to sponsor struggling schools through the government’s academies programme, research… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Mixed-ability classes barely exist in schools, researchers find Teaching pupils in mixed-ability groups is so unpopular that researchers struggled to find enough examples to complete a recent… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News DfE advertises ‘school improvement’ roles for RSC office The Department for Education is advertising for “school improvement” roles at a regional schools commissioner’s office, a move that… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News University-backed academy trust criticised for overseeing weak teaching The Education Central Multi Academy Trust has been ordered to improve its teaching and school improvement “urgently”, after Ofsted… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News St Olave’s u-turn on pupil exclusions A grammar school ejecting pupils in the middle of their A-levels has backtracked on its severe exclusions policy, saying… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Media studies exam specification delays leave schools in the dark Schools are unsure what they should teach their media studies pupils this term, following delays to the sign-off of… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Pioneering London academy absorbed by Harris Federation One of the country’s first ever academies has been taken over by a major London academy chain, after it… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News NEU launches as the largest education union in Europe The National Education Union officially comes into being today, with more than 450,000 members from schools and colleges across… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Councils demand powers to expand academies as pupil bulge hits secondary schools Almost half of English council areas will face a shortfall in secondary school places within five years unless they… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ofqual to review rules on teachers setting exams amid Eton cheating scandal The exams regulator will review the rules that govern how teachers are involved in writing and reviewing exam papers,… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News The four key trends in the 2017 KS2 primary test results Provisional results of the primary school key stage 2 SATs tests broken down at local authority and regional level… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Admissions appeals 2017: Secondary up, primary down, academies most involved The Department for Education has this morning put out figures on the number of admissions appeals for the 2016-17… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y Newer 1 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 984 Older
