News Controversial superhead Liam Nolan takes the helm at new school A controversial “superhead” who resigned from an academy trust last year after a government probe found significant financial irregularities… Tom Mendelsohn 8y Tom Mendelsohn 8y News Rate of permanent exclusions increases for second year in a row The proportion of pupils permanently excluded from school has risen, government data shows. Statistics released by the Department for… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Half of permanently excluded pupils have a mental illness, report finds Half of all pupils who are permanently excluded by their school have mental health issues, though the figure is… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News 9 key findings from the DfE’s accounts: Bonuses, £200k pay-offs, and rising PFI debts The Department for Education has published its annual accounts for 2016-17. Schools Week has the key findings: 1…. John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Exclusive Heads told to expect end to ‘secure fit’ writing test model from 2017-18 Headteachers across England have been advised to anticipate an end to the current “secure fit” model for teacher assessments… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News DfE doubles funding for German language exchange programme The Department for Education has pledged to double its funding for a joint programme with the German government which… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Schools convert for cash, and 11 other academy trust survey findings The government has today published its academy trust survey for 2017. It analyses responses from 326 multi-academy trusts and… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News DfE writes off £500k loss on defunct Lilac Sky academy trust The government has written off more than £500,000 it is owed by the now defunct Lilac Sky Schools Academy… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Overdue debts double, and 4 other interesting things from the EFA’s annual accounts The Education Funding Agency has published its annual report and accounts. Here are some of the more interesting findings…… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Most teachers and parents fear EBacc could narrow curriculum More than two thirds of respondents to the DfE’s consultation on the English Baccalaureate are worried that schools will… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Technical tweak means EBacc target is actually delayed by SEVEN years A technical change to the government’s target for the proportion of pupils studying the EBacc subjects means that ministers… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Government EBacc consultation response – the 8 main points The government has finally published its response to the consultation on the EBacc performance measure. Here are its main… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 1,012 Older
