News Long-term disadvantaged pupils are slipping further behind peers, study finds The pupil premium has done little to boost the attainment of long-term disadvantaged youngsters, who are actually falling further… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Academy trust boss appointed as new South West RSC An academy trust boss has been appointed as the new regional schools commissioner (RSC) for the south west. Lisa… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Government finally confirms U-turn on free primary school breakfasts policy Plans to offer free breakfasts to all primary school pupils have been cancelled, in yet another government U-turn on… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News New education fund for Grenfell Tower survivors A new education fund to support young people affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster will be set up by… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Labour: More than 600,000 pupils taught by unqualified teachers The government has been accused of failure over teacher recruitment and retention after it was revealed that more than… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Up to 93,000 retired teachers underpaid by £35m after Capita pensions blunder Up to 93,000 retired teachers have been underpaid £35 million of their pensions after a calculation “error” went unnoticed… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News The hidden schooling crisis for Gypsy, Roma and Irish traveller pupils Just four per cent of Gypsy, Roma and Irish traveller pupils manage to access higher education in Britain today,… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Astrea Academy Trust hands 2% pay rise to all teachers An academy trust will hand all its teachers and school leaders a two-per-cent pay rise, even though the government… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Leaked list reveals winners of Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund A collaboration between academy chain heavyweights to set up a higher education institution to train expert teachers has won… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Change to EBacc measure breaks DfE’s own rules The government’s plans to change the way schools are measured from 2018 appear to conflict with its own rules… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Nearly a third of pupils leave primary school unable to swim Almost a third of primary pupils left school this year unable to swim, new figures show, as a major… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Academy chain rapped for employing trust leaders off payroll A government review into the Enquire Learning Trust has identified “serious weaknesses” in both its financial management and governance… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y Newer 1 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 979 Older