News, Politics Ark to pilot ‘Professional Pathways’ Schools Reform Minister Nick Gibb (pictured above) attended the launch of three new sixth forms which are to pilot… Nicky Phillips 8y Nicky Phillips 8y News EXCLUSIVE: Secondary opens with 17 pupils ‘Near empty’ free school in South West London opens on land bought by government for £18m A free school has… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Bradford ‘destitute’ pupils missing out on extra cash Yorkshire schools are missing out on at least £650,000 pupil premium funding with foreign children ineligible for free school… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Letter exposes U-turn on AET outsourcing The Department for Education (DfE) appears to have made a U-turn on its involvement in a plan by the… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Free schools ‘creaking’ property search system should be given to professionals, says charity boss The government should consider handing over responsibility for finding new school sites to property companies, the head of a… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News MPs call for nursery schools to become academies Two MPs are calling on the Department for Education (DfE) to consider allowing nursery schools to become academies. In… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Late reprieve for Sikh free school plan in Leicester A Sikh-ethos free school that had its funding pulled five days before opening may yet open in October after… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Agnew joins Nash at Future Academies A non-executive board member at the Department for Education (DfE) has taken a new role with an academy trust… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Free Launch edition – Schools Week edition one Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Governors sacked and eight staff suspended as exam cheating investigation is widened An academy trust has sacked a school’s entire board of governors and suspended eight staff amid exam cheating allegations…. Nicky Phillips 8y Nicky Phillips 8y News Tradition and innovation: finding the balance Educationist Martin Robinson emphasised the importance of a balance between tradition and innovation. Speaking at Saturday’s conference, Mr Robinson… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Major report into academy trusts finds conflicts of interest and weak oversight The education select committee has published an independent report highlighting conflicts of interests at academy trusts and concerns about… Nicky Phillips 8y Nicky Phillips 8y Newer 1 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 Older Must read Covid Exclusive DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and… James Carr 10mo James Carr 10mo Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 1y Tom Belger 1y