News Releasing SATs marking guidance ‘would increase teacher workload’, claim ministers The government has refused to release its SATs marking guidance, claiming it would increase teachers’ workloads and increase pupil… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Confusion reigns over new rules for independent coursework reviews Schools will have to commission independent reviews of GCSE coursework marks if pupils ask, according to new rules imposed… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Candidates announced for RSC headteacher board elections The Department for Education has today released the full list of candidates standing in the election to become a… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Funding cuts block schools from delivering mental health support A lack of funding has led to schools not being able to set up sufficient mental health support for… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News University access gap between poor pupils and their peers widens The gap between poor pupils and their richer peers gaining a place at university has increased, a new study… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Just 1 in 6 schools has character education plan despite £10m funding Fewer than one in six schools have formal plans in place to build character in pupils, despite nearly £10… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Giving schools extra money only boosts attainment by a ‘fraction’, DfE study finds Handing schools extra money only boosts the attainment of pupils by a “fraction”, a new Department for Education (DfE)… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Opportunity areas exclude regions where attainment gap grows fastest, EPI finds The government’s ‘opportunity areas’ fail to include regions where the gap in attainment between the poorest pupils and their… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Schools avoid budget cuts for A-level drop-outs Schools teaching new decoupled A-levels will avoid being hit by budget cuts if their student drops out before completing… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Toby Young’s flagship academy trust ditches ‘free school’ from its name An academy trust set up by the long-standing free school advocate Toby Young has changed its name, dropping the… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Neil Carmichael takes job at political lobbying firm PLMR Neil Carmichael, the former chair of the education select committee who lost his seat as an MP at the… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Ethnically mixed schools boost integration, but the lunchtime divide still exists Pupils have less “anxiety” towards peers from other ethnic groups when they are taught in mixed schools, a government… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y Newer 1 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 979 Older
