News EBacc ‘increases arts subject entries’ but teacher numbers fall The EBacc has prompted a rise in pupils taking at least one arts subject at GCSE – but the number… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Greater Manchester is seventh UTC to announce closure The Greater Manchester University Technical College (UTC) will close at the end of this year, becoming the seventh of… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive RSC Vicky Beer resigns to head new academy trust Vicky Beer, regional schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, is stepping down after less than a year and… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Robots should replace school receptionists, claims think tank Robots should replace hundreds of workers at the Department for Education, a think tank has suggested, claiming the government… Laura McInerney 8y Laura McInerney 8y News Schools call on MPs to fight ‘grossly unfair’ Progress 8 School leaders want MPs to fight the government’s “grossly unfair and discriminatory” Progress 8 measure that will award three… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Department for Education indefinitely delays move to new offices The Department for Education’s plan to save £19 million a year by moving offices has been indefinitely postponed, Schools… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News More multi-academy trusts naming their own feeder primaries Multi-academy leaders are more frequently naming primary schools within their trust as feeder schools for their secondaries, despite little… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Top DfE civil servant blames poor communication for an accounting blunder The Department for Education’s top civil servant has admitted that better communication could have solved an administrative error that… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News ‘Great teaching is the opposite of what you learn in training’ The Department for Education’s former teacher in residence has claimed excellent teaching is the “direct opposite” of what he… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Two-year visa migrant teachers ease recruitment crisis Schools are increasingly opting to employ migrant teachers on strict two year-only visas. The government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive School tells staff to switch off ‘non-essential’ lights to save money A school has told staff to “switch off non-essential” lights – even when pupils are in school – to… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive ‘Superhead’ Jo Shuter has teaching ban overturned A superhead who was banned from teaching for life over her expenses can now return to the classroom after… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 977 Older
