News DfE u-turn over school fire sprinklers The government are reportedly dropping plans to weaken fire safety standards in new schools. The Observer has learned that… Laura McInerney 8y Laura McInerney 8y News Northern Rocks 2017: What we learned at the annual conference The Northern Rocks conference kicked off with a minute-long round of applause for its co-organiser Emma Hardy, who was… Schools Week Reporter 8y Schools Week Reporter 8y News Al-Madinah free school rebrands, but can’t shake financial troubles A Derby free school trust labelled “chaotic and dysfunctional” has now rebranded, but is still dealing with the financial… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News DfE orders fire safety checks to identify schools ‘at risk’ after Grenfell blaze The government has instructed councils and academy trusts to carry out fire safety checks on school buildings to identify… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Spielman says inspectors will look ‘more closely’ at schools’ curriculums The curriculum has been lost “as a needle in a haystack” within Ofsted inspections despite being the “real meat”… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Trust’s shorter summer holiday policy causes rise in term-time absence An academy trust has abandoned the experimental holiday calendar it introduced to alleviate cost pressures and reduce term-time absences,… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Teachers’ bravery praised as schools unite after Grenfell trauma The “guts and bravery” of school leaders have been hailed in the aftermath of the Grenfell blaze, as neighbouring… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Private religious schools flout equality laws – but remain open Religious private schools that have repeatedly failed their legal equality duties have nevertheless been allowed to remain open –… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News EEF: New trials launched to test school careers programmes Two new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) trials will test how different careers education programmes can boost teenagers’ motivation at… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Revealed: The ‘sausage-machine schools’ pushing new teachers out the profession More than 100 “sausage-machine schools” which recruit and lose high numbers of newly-qualified teachers in a “cycle of grinding… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Teachers leaving faster than ever – and 10 other school workforce findings The Department for Education has published the 2016 School Workforce Census figures this morning. Schools Week has the key… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News New teacher rate at lowest in five years, while school vacancies rise The number of new teachers entering the profession in England has dropped to its lowest rate in five years… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 1,016 Older
