News Schools save over £1 million in late exam entry fees Schools saved more than £1 million in exam entry fees last year by entering more pupils on time, even… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive iGCSE loophole allows schools to teach one religion Increasing numbers of pupils are being entered for an international religious studies qualification which allows them to learn just… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Schools told not to pin up Christmas decorations in union asbestos guidance Schools should avoid using pins and staples to fix Christmas decorations to classroom walls and ceilings in order not… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Government pledges £300m for mental health staff in schools A “radical shake-up” of mental health support in schools, including more than £300 million for “thousands” of new support… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Seven things schools can expect from the mental health green paper The government will announce proposals for extra funding for mental health support in schools in a green paper due… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive No-frills private school delayed AGAIN England’s first “low-cost” private school has apologised for delaying its opening date a second time, after the government told… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Island school reachable only by aeroplane finds academy sponsor The only school on the remote Isles of Scilly in the south-west is joining a multi-academy trust with a… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News EEF: Teacher research engagement strategies are ineffective Teachers need “structured and intensive support” to engage with new research if outcomes are to improve, according to new… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Schools are streaming the youngest children by phonics ability Schools are using phonics to divide primary classes into ability streams – and pupils born in summer are paying… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Rampant ability grouping in primary is ‘necessary evil’ Testing pressures are forcing primary school teachers to group their pupils by ability, even when they don’t believe it… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Government pledges £45 million to ‘fully embed’ SEND reforms The government has announced a £45 million pot to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, with the… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Bright Tribe to give up struggling Whitehaven Academy Bright Tribe academy trust is to give up Whitehaven Academy in Cumbria, following intense pressure from school staff and… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 1,016 Older