News Budget 2017: £536m for refurbs and new free schools, but doubts over 500 target More than £530 million will be set aside in this week’s budget to create new free schools and improve existing… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Council education boss appointed new RSC for East Midlands and Humber A council education director has been named as the new regional schools commissioner for the East Midlands and the… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Delayed review of older teachers requests extra evidence A government review on the implications of teachers working until their late 60s wants to gather more evidence –… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Wealthy academy sponsors safeguard school trips amid funding squeeze Donations from wealthy sponsors are helping academy trusts to safeguard school trips, breakfast clubs and sports competitions as other… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Hundreds of schools use Uber-style apps to hire supply teachers Hundreds of schools are using apps to employ supply teachers in a bid to cut out crippling recruitment agency… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News National College no longer approves teacher training providers The government has stripped more powers from the National College for Teaching and Leadership, telling schools to submit requests… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Private special school places cost £480 million per year A lack of state-funded places is forcing councils to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to send pupils to… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive School cancels Friday afternoon classes to run scouts club A Surrey primary school has cancelled Friday afternoon lessons in favour of running a scouts club, using school funds… Samantha Lauren King 9y Samantha Lauren King 9y News Schools to get £215m funding for SEND adaptations Schools in England will split a new £215 million funding pot to adapt their premises for pupils with special educational… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Muslim Council defends church schools in admissions row The Muslim Council of Britain has defended church schools’ record on the admission of Muslim pupils amid claims the… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Fact Check: Is Brent Council the ‘first’ to allow multi-belief assemblies? Several national newspapers this week reported Brent Council as the first in Britain to allow multi-belief school assemblies in… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive DfE funds £1m for Ofsted illegal schools taskforce The government has committed a further £1 million to fund Ofsted’s team that investigates illegal schools, despite the watchdog… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 1,003 Older
