News Critical Lilac Sky trust finance warning kept under wraps for months A critical financial notice issued by the government to an academy trust revealing “significant irregular financial and governance practice”… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Minister met with key studio school officials to discuss ‘review’ of model Academies minister Lord Nash met with key officials from the studio schools programme to discuss a review of the… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News New GCSEs force curriculum trade-off An Essex school’s plans to restructure its timetable to meet the demands of the new “big fat” GCSEs has… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Revealed: Pupils’ lives at risk after fire safety breaches at illegal schools There have been at least five fires and 44 failures to comply with fire brigade safety orders at suspected… Etan Smallman 8y Etan Smallman 8y News High-attaining poorer pupils are underperforming at sponsored academies, new study finds An annual report on the performance of academy chains has revealed that five groups – Aspirations, City of London,… Laura McInerney 8y Laura McInerney 8y News Chain Effects 2017: Which academy trusts are well above average? This year’s fourth Chain Effects annual report has been released today. It looks at the exam results of disadvantaged… Laura McInerney 8y Laura McInerney 8y News Pupils who are extreme internet users more likely to be bullied, report warns Pupils who use the internet to “extreme” levels are more likely to be being bullied, a new report shows…. Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Schools warned to expect drop in rate of English literature top grades Schools can expect a lower proportion of their pupils to get top grades in their English Literature GCSE this… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Academy trust broke rules over CEO’s £8,000 four-star hotel stays An academy trust in financial trouble breached government rules after paying nearly £8,000 so its chief executive could stay… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Schools go ‘supersize’ to cope with population growth The average size of primary schools has increased by one whole class since 2009 to accommodate a bulge in… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Free school meal take-up lowest on record, and 4 more census findings School census data from January 2017 has been released by the government today. Here are the main points… 1…. Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Academy facing closure over ‘crippling’ £21 million PFI costs A struggling academy is facing closure because of “crippling” PFI repayments – with the council set to pick up… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y Newer 1 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 973 Older