News Exclusive Lord Baker: Colleges should visit schools ‘once a year’ Colleges should visit schools once a year to promote vocational options for pupils under a new scheme designed to… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Government scraps longer school day pledge The government has scrapped a £285 million pledge to fund longer days at secondary school for pupils to access… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Sex education to be compulsory in all secondary schools The government will extend compulsory sex education to all secondary schools and introduce relationships education for all pupils from age… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Hereford sixth form college first to become academy Hereford Sixth Form College has become the first institute of its kind to convert to academy status, with plans… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Schools urged to allocate places using admission lotteries State schools should hand out places based on random admission ballots to ensure the country’s best comprehensives can’t tactically… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Greening announces £415m ‘sugar tax’ cash for new school sports facilities Schools will be able to bid for a slice of £415 million to fund new sports facilities, education secretary… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News ‘Far from clear’ if DfE can cope with academies expansion, warn MPs MPs have questioned the government’s capacity to cope with the growth of the academies programme, amid predictions of “further… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News School leaders urge chancellor to plug education funding shortfall School leaders have urged chancellor Philip Hammond to pump billions of pounds more into the education budget to wipe… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Poor pupils falling behind at secondary school, study finds The progress made by poor pupils at primary school is being “wiped out” during their secondary years, with those… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Teachers work nearly 11 hours a day, landmark workload survey reveals Teachers are working an average of 54.4 hours a week – nearly 11 hours per day – the government’s… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News Councils paid £100k to write to parents about UTCs The government has handed out more than £100,000 in funding to councils to enable them to write to parents… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Asbestos ‘significant cause for concern’ in over 100 schools Nearly one in five schools are failing to manage asbestos properly – with the government having to intervene in… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y Newer 1 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 983 Older
