News Three-quarters of primary leaders lack confidence in SATs, survey finds Three in four school leaders lack confidence in SATs, while half report having received inadequate information to prepare pupils for this… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Brexit will be ‘top challenge’ for schools in coming years Brexit will be one of the “top challenges” for schools in the next few years, hitting recruitment, funding and… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Meet the teachers running in the General Election 2017 The teacher union activist and Schools Week blog reviewer Emma Hardy (pictured) is among several education professionals selected to… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News School leaders want £200 funding uplift per sixth-former School leaders have called on the government to introduce a £200 funding uplift for sixth form students – or… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Teachers ‘unable to prepare’ as DfE drags feet over approved qualifications The Department for Education has given teachers conflicting messages about when an approved list of 2019 technical and vocational… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Low-attainers ‘harshly’ marked in SATs assessments, study finds Teachers at high-performing schools mark the work of their lowest-performing pupils more harshly in their SATs assessments, suggests a… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive DfE refuses to release investigations into high-profile academy trusts Ministers are refusing to release finance investigations into two high-profile academy trusts – one a government “top-performing” chain and… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Pupils face 40-mile commute as benefits cap pushes families out of London Children are travelling up to 40 miles to school as the government’s benefits squeeze pushes families outside the capital…. John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Ofsted inspectors receive no training on secondary moderns Ofsted inspectors have received no training on secondary modern schools, despite them operating in some of the toughest conditions… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Wakefield City Academies Trust appoints new chief executive The Wakefield City Academies Trust has appointed a new chief executive to deliver a “renewed focus on teaching and… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Grammar schools ditch ‘tutor-proof’ 11-plus provider Grammar schools in Buckinghamshire have sacked their high-profile 11-plus test provider and reappointed their former supplier. GL Assessment, which… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive RSCs under fire after ordering interventions in coasting schools Regional schools commissioners are writing to coasting schools to identify specific support, leading critics to suggest they are now… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 1,017 Older