News Private schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted reach seven-year high The proportion of private schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted has reached a seven-year high, official statistics reveal. New Ofsted… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Smith review: Not enough capacity for maths to 18 Schools and colleges do not currently have the capacity to teach all pupils maths until they are 18, but… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News DfE planning changes to Progress 8 in 2018 The Department for Education will change the methodology for its Progress 8 accountability measure in 2018, after a consultation… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y 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 9y Tom Mendelsohn 9y 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 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y 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 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y 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 9y John Dickens 9y 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 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y 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 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y 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 9y John Dickens 9y 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 9y John Dickens 9y 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 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y Newer 1 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 1,022 Older
