News Exclusive Confusion reigns over new rules for independent coursework reviews Schools will have to commission independent reviews of GCSE coursework marks if pupils ask, according to new rules imposed… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Candidates announced for RSC headteacher board elections The Department for Education has today released the full list of candidates standing in the election to become a… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Funding cuts block schools from delivering mental health support A lack of funding has led to schools not being able to set up sufficient mental health support for… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News University access gap between poor pupils and their peers widens The gap between poor pupils and their richer peers gaining a place at university has increased, a new study… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Just 1 in 6 schools has character education plan despite £10m funding Fewer than one in six schools have formal plans in place to build character in pupils, despite nearly £10… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Giving schools extra money only boosts attainment by a ‘fraction’, DfE study finds Handing schools extra money only boosts the attainment of pupils by a “fraction”, a new Department for Education (DfE)… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Opportunity areas exclude regions where attainment gap grows fastest, EPI finds The government’s ‘opportunity areas’ fail to include regions where the gap in attainment between the poorest pupils and their… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Schools avoid budget cuts for A-level drop-outs Schools teaching new decoupled A-levels will avoid being hit by budget cuts if their student drops out before completing… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Toby Young’s flagship academy trust ditches ‘free school’ from its name An academy trust set up by the long-standing free school advocate Toby Young has changed its name, dropping the… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Neil Carmichael takes job at political lobbying firm PLMR Neil Carmichael, the former chair of the education select committee who lost his seat as an MP at the… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Ethnically mixed schools boost integration, but the lunchtime divide still exists Pupils have less “anxiety” towards peers from other ethnic groups when they are taught in mixed schools, a government… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News RSC to take ‘unprecedented’ decision on whether a primary can leave its trust A regional schools commissioner is about to make an “unprecedented” decision on whether a primary school can voluntarily quit… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 1,033 Older