News Government abandons year 3 phonics check after trial prompts workload concerns The government will not extend its phonics screening check re-takes to year three pupils after a trial run prompted concerns… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Ofsted publishes ‘unapproved’ report placing Durand in special measures The education watchdog Ofsted has apologised after publishing an unapproved inspection report into Durand Academy that placed the beleagured… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Government to rebroker Manchester free schools founded by charity boss Two free schools in Greater Manchester will be re-brokered to new multi-academy trusts after one was placed into special… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Nick Gibb ‘comfortable’ with schools’ approach to cost cutting The schools minister Nick Gibb has said he is “comfortable” with the way schools are dealing with rising cost… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Multi-academy trusts swap data systems for Progress 8 New performance measures such as Progress 8 have led some multi-academy trusts to move away from traditional data-system providers…. Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Over a third of parents asked for school donations, survey finds More than a third of parents have been asked to donate money to their child’s school, according to a… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News John Blake appointed education chief at Policy Exchange A former union activist and founder of the grassroots Labour Teachers website has been appointed as head of education… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Poor careers advice due to spending decisions by school leaders, skills minister claims The skills and apprenticeships minster has warned there is “clearly something wrong” with schools where “not enough” good careers… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News EFA paid £16m for £5m Hackney free school site The government paid £16 million for a free school site that was later valued by the council as worth… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Accounts Watch: Academy trust chief gets £85,000 severance pay-out An academy trust chief executive who resigned after a misconduct investigation received a payout of of more than £85,000…. John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Ministers urged to drop DBS check rules ‘killing off’ school language exchanges Education leaders are set to meet the schools minister and urge him to amend new guidance on criminal record… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Educational psychologists stripped from schools A decline in the number of educational psychologists working with schools has prompted calls for a shake-up of funding…. Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y Newer 1 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 1,011 Older
