News Academy boss: 20 schools is ‘too small’ for a multi-academy trust Twenty schools is “too small” for a multi-academy trust because they will not be able to fund the training… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Grammar supporters ‘wrong’ to think reasoning paper can’t be learned, says neuroscientist People who say it is fairer to test pupils on non-verbal reasoning for grammar school entrance are “completely wrong”… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Ark drops plans to expand teacher training programme in north Academy chain Ark has abandoned ambitious plans to scale-up a new teacher training partnership with two trusts in the… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Detentions are a kind of ‘violence’ against pupils, says expert Detentions were “a kind of violence” against pupils, said a conflict expert during a heated panel debate on pupil… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Schools must plan curriculum and be able to show inspectors, says Harford Schools will need to show they have “designed” their curriculum and whether it helps pupils to be upwardly socially… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive UTCs want ‘best fit’ pupils The organisation that oversees the ailing university technical college (UTC) programme has called on school leaders to “assess” which… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 Newer 1 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 984 Older