News Pearson merges Edexcel exams and textbooks publisher – but insists staff won’t mix Education firm Pearson has merged its schools publishing and UK exams arms, but insists it has “robust firewalls” to… Schools Week Reporter 8y Schools Week Reporter 8y News Entering SEND pupils to pre-key stage standards ‘too subjective’ New rules covering the way special needs pupils are assessed will mean some schools “play it safe” by not… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Six organisations win a slice of £75m Teaching & Leadership Fund The first six organisations to receive their share of a £75 million teaching fund have been named, almost two… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Exclusive Nearly 5,000 prospective teachers fail QTS tests 3 times Almost 5,000 prospective teachers failed the compulsory numeracy and literary skills test three times in 2015-16, shutting them out… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Teachers to get student loan forgiveness in government pilot The government will pilot a scheme of student loan forgiveness for teachers in shortage subjects working in areas of… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Greening’s conference speech 2017: the 6 key announcements The education secretary Justine Greening is addressing the Conservative Party conference. Here are the main announcements from her speech…… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Lawyers told ministers grammar school expansion likely to be illegal Ministers were warned the decision to allow a Kent grammar school to build a new site more than eight… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Tighter legislation on private alternative provision ignored by Gibb Politicians from across the political spectrum have called on the government to “implement in full” a piece of legislation… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Only 1 in 4 pupils meets expected standard in science tests Less than one in four primary pupils reached the expected standard in science last year, according to figures buried… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News UK’s biggest free school bans mixed ability teaching The biggest free school campus in the country has opened its doors for the first time and is cutting… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News STRB given ‘flexibility’ over 1% teacher pay cap The body that advises the government on teacher pay will next year be given the “flexibility” to recommend an… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Costs exclude poorer pupils from residential school trips Teachers in the most disadvantaged areas do not believe their pupils can afford the residential trips offered by their… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 1,015 Older