News Exclusive Councils slash school crossing budgets – despite rising injuries Councils across the country are slashing their school crossing patrol budgets despite growing pupil numbers and increasing child pedestrian… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Dodgy asbestos surveys costing schools ‘millions’ The government is buying up sites for free schools using out-of-date asbestos surveys, potentially costing the public purse millions… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Don’t take decisions which harm other trusts, Carter warns academy leaders Academy bosses should not be taking decisions which have a negative impact on other trusts, Sir David Carter has… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News ASCL 2017: Justine Greening heckled by heads over grammar plans School leaders heckled the education secretary Justine Greening today over claims that grammar schools help close the attainment gap… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Education Fellowship trust gives up all 12 schools over poor performance An academy trust has become the first in the country to give up all its schools, after financial problems… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News £215 million to adapt building for SEND pupils won’t go to most needy Special needs funding is now being allocated as “a blunt instrument”, with cash handed out based on population growth,… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Ofsted drops letters praising ‘exceptional’ heads Ofsted has dropped a commitment to send letters to headteachers doing an “exceptional turnaround job” at other schools after… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Exclusive Pension row delays Bright Tribe free school takeover A long-running squabble over a pension deficit has seriously delayed a major multi-academy trust from taking over a failing… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Football club’s free school to close with £500,000 debt A free school set up by Bolton Wanderers Football Club will close later this year owing the government £500,000… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted announces school curriculum investigation amid gaming ‘scandal’ Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is set to announce a major investigation into whether schools are delivering a broad… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Class sizes pushing 40 as cuts bite, union claims Headteachers are being forced to increase class sizes to cope with funding pressures, with some leaders reporting they are now… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Progress 8 still too similar to old GCSE measure – and 5 other findings from EPI report Progress 8 is only “slightly” better at assessing the performance of schools fairly, and still has flaws that need… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y Newer 1 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 983 Older