News GCSE and A level exam appeals drop by a quarter Appeals against GCSE and A level results have fallen by almost a quarter, the exams regulator Ofqual has said…. Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News One in 3 pupils on university access scheme privately educated A university access scheme has been blasted by MPs after a third of the pupils benefiting from the programme… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Today’s education questions in parliament: 3 things we learned MPs grilled Justine Greening, the education secretary, plus her ministerial team, in the House of Commons this afternoon. Funding… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Tudor Grange pulls out of plan to admit year 7s An academy permitted by its regional schools commissioner to change the year groups it admits has cancelled the plan… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Critics attack plans for school mindfulness trials Mindfulness and relaxation are to be taught in schools as part of a government trial to combat teenage anxiety… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Half of UTCs now rated ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ More than half of university technical colleges (UTC) visited by Ofsted have been rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement” compared… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Private school closes 9 days early for Easter due to cashflow issues A private school bought by the founder of a collapsed academy chain has told parents it will close more… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Pupils moved in GCSE year from maintained schools as much as MATs In some schools, 10 per cent of pupils leave before their GCSEs. Headteachers blame transient populations; academy critics say… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive Revealed: RSC offered academy trust a deal to limit ‘reputational damage’ A schools commissioner offered a troubled academy trust a “sweetheart deal” to quietly shift its schools to avoid information… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Academy CEO pay: Salaries soar, but who comes out on top? Our annual analysis of chief executive pay in the largest academy chains once again reveals a huge disparity in… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News EPI report: National Funding Formula shifts cash away from poorest schools, and 5 other findings The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has today published the first comprehensive review of the consequences of the government’s national… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News A-level attainment gap revealed in new ‘disadvantage’ measure Schools and colleges will be measured on the results of their poorest pupils under a new “disadvantage” league table… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 1,003 Older
