News Perry Beeches: second investigation reveals trust breached rules over Labour donation An academy trust already under-fire over related party transactions broke the rules when it made a political donation and… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News SSAT 2016, day 1: Schools told cash reserves will face closer scrutiny as cuts bite Academies can expect auditors to look “increasingly closely” at dwindling levels of cash reserves with experts warning the new… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News GCSE resits soar as students rush to last-chance retakes The number of students taking GCSE resits in English and maths has soared by nearly a quarter as youngsters… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Wilshaw: I would have refused pupil immigration checks as head The collection of pupil nationality and country of birth data by schools is a “daft idea”, Sir Michael Wilshaw… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Ofsted annual report: School ratings rise, but progress stalls for SEN pupils The number of primary and secondary schools rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted has risen again this year… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Nationality data was ‘compromise’ on Theresa May’s school immigration check plan Controversial new government rules ordering schools to collect nationality data of pupils were introduced as a compromise to curb… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Julian Drinkall announced as CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust Julian Drinkall has been announced as the new chief executive of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), the country’s largest… Samantha Lauren King 9y Samantha Lauren King 9y News Academy ‘tipping point’ is 5 years away, says minister …. and 4 other things we learned at today’s education select committee The academies minister Lord Nash and Education Funding Agency chief executive Peter Lauener took questions on academy trusts from… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Justine Greening told by five select committees that demand for compulsory sex and relationships education is now ‘deafening’ Five parliamentary select committees have written to Justine Greening to say the demand for compulsory sex and relationships education… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News 11 academy trusts now have more than 30 schools and are labelled ‘system leaders’ There are now 11 ‘system leader’ academy chains in England, but almost a third of academies are still operating… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Government continues judging RSCs on academy conversion rate – despite conflict of interest concerns The government continued judging regional schools commissioners (RSCs) on how many schools they converted into academies last year despite fears… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Year 5 girls fall behind boys in maths for first time since 2007, TIMSS data shows Girls in year 5 performed “significantly” worse than boys in mathematics in England, amid a mixed global picture for… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y Newer 1 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 977 Older
