News Scrap primary tests for ‘digital SATs’ at 14, says think tank EDSK also renews calls for GCSEs and A-levels to be replaced by a four-year ‘baccalaureate’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Behaviour Seven tips to reduce youth violence in schools Youth Endowment Fund publishes new guidance for schools as poll shows most teachers witnessed assaults Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Sustainability Revealed: The schools winning a slice of £530m going green cash Latest public sector decarbonisation scheme winners announced Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y Music Schools ‘expected’ to publish music development plan summaries Website summary ‘should reflect how a school delivers music education to pupils and what changes they are planning in… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Home education Home education abuse review: ‘Protective’ school factor ‘missing from lives’ Review into deaths and abuse of 41 children finds they were ‘less visible to agencies than those who attend… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News DfE ‘lack of engagement’ with outdoor space inquiry criticised But top civil servant says department ‘does not hold formal joint responsibility for the policy areas in the inquiry’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Management information systems Competition watchdog launches another probe into SIMs CMA probing concerns ESS SIMS could be ‘abusing’ its ‘dominant’ market position after Schools Week investigation Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Recruitment and retention Five key findings on teacher recruitment and retention Cutting workload could have similar impact to raising pay, finds report Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y School funding Teachers’ pensions: Emergency fund needed to cover grant shortfall Union leaders write to ministers after warnings that schools face funding shortfalls ‘of £70,000 or more’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Academies MATs ‘more likely’ to be approved to run council-proposed special schools DfE introduces expectation that bids via the ‘free school presumption route’ demonstrate ‘resilience’ in face of falling rolls and… Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Academies Long read Regional directors push growing MATs to mentors Bosses of trusts wanting to expand are now being told by regional directors to get mentoring from experienced CEOs Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Teacher training Exclusive School teacher trainers reveal ITTECF mentor workload doubts ITT providers lack confidence government will achieve key targets through its new teacher training framework, survey suggests Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Newer 1 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 975 Older