News Muslim Council defends church schools in admissions row The Muslim Council of Britain has defended church schools’ record on the admission of Muslim pupils amid claims the… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Fact Check: Is Brent Council the ‘first’ to allow multi-belief assemblies? Several national newspapers this week reported Brent Council as the first in Britain to allow multi-belief school assemblies in… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive DfE funds £1m for Ofsted illegal schools taskforce The government has committed a further £1 million to fund Ofsted’s team that investigates illegal schools, despite the watchdog… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Exclusive Council launches investigation into benefits of private schools A council is reviewing the community benefit of local private schools to decide if they deserve generous discounts in… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Sir Michael Wilshaw joins board of Education Policy Institute Sir Michael Wilshaw has become a trustee at Education Policy Institute (EPI) following his departure from Ofsted at the end… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Pupils could get right to opt out of sex education The “blanket right” of parents to withdraw their children from sex education lessons is being reviewed by the government as… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Ofsted inspectors urged to crack down on schools ‘off-rolling’ pupils Ofsted has urged its inspectors to crack down on schools found to be “off-rolling” pupils, suggesting those transferring large… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Lord Baker: Colleges should visit schools ‘once a year’ Colleges should visit schools once a year to promote vocational options for pupils under a new scheme designed to… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Government scraps longer school day pledge The government has scrapped a £285 million pledge to fund longer days at secondary school for pupils to access… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Sex education to be compulsory in all secondary schools The government will extend compulsory sex education to all secondary schools and introduce relationships education for all pupils from age… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Hereford sixth form college first to become academy Hereford Sixth Form College has become the first institute of its kind to convert to academy status, with plans… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Schools urged to allocate places using admission lotteries State schools should hand out places based on random admission ballots to ensure the country’s best comprehensives can’t tactically… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 972 Older
