News Critics attack plans for school mindfulness trials Mindfulness and relaxation are to be taught in schools as part of a government trial to combat teenage anxiety… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Half of UTCs now rated ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ More than half of university technical colleges (UTC) visited by Ofsted have been rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement” compared… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Private school closes 9 days early for Easter due to cashflow issues A private school bought by the founder of a collapsed academy chain has told parents it will close more… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Exclusive Pupils moved in GCSE year from maintained schools as much as MATs In some schools, 10 per cent of pupils leave before their GCSEs. Headteachers blame transient populations; academy critics say… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Revealed: RSC offered academy trust a deal to limit ‘reputational damage’ A schools commissioner offered a troubled academy trust a “sweetheart deal” to quietly shift its schools to avoid information… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Exclusive Academy CEO pay: Salaries soar, but who comes out on top? Our annual analysis of chief executive pay in the largest academy chains once again reveals a huge disparity in… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News EPI report: National Funding Formula shifts cash away from poorest schools, and 5 other findings The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has today published the first comprehensive review of the consequences of the government’s national… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News A-level attainment gap revealed in new ‘disadvantage’ measure Schools and colleges will be measured on the results of their poorest pupils under a new “disadvantage” league table… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Ofsted email scam asks people to ‘confirm’ Paypal details Ofsted has warned the schools community to be vigilant over phishing emails purporting to be from the organisation. The… Laura McInerney 8y Laura McInerney 8y News Free school A-level dropouts among highest, and 3 more findings from 16-18 league tables The Department for Education has today published an analysis of two headline measures in the new 16-18 league tables…. John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Exclusive Senior figures resign at David Ross Education Trust – including David Blunkett Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as chair of the David Ross Education Trust, one of England’s largest… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive Grammar schools: Tories could delay vote on ban until after 2020 election A vote to lift the 19-year ban on new grammar schools could be postponed until after the next election… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 983 Older