News Theresa May pledges to lift ban on grammar schools The government will lift the ban on opening new grammar schools, the prime minister has announced, pre-empting the outcome of… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Unions consider legal challenge to grammar school ‘get-out clause’ Unions are preparing to challenge the government’s ‘grammar school get-out clause’ over claims that it is not a correct… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Education secretary announces £60m ‘opportunity areas’ The creation of new ‘opportunity areas’ across England will see £60 million spent on school improvement, teacher support and… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Academy trust health checks will be rolled out from January, schools commissioner reveals The schools commissioner has started piloting multi-academy trust “health checks” and revealed his full masterplan to ensure chains don’t… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Four things we learned from Nicky Morgan at Conservative conference Nicky Morgan gave Conservative Party Conference delegates a rare insight into her time as education secretary when she addressed a fringe event… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News DfE faces legal battle over RSC’s decision The government has been warned that it is vulnerable to further legal action over a lack of “structure and… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Reforms blamed for ‘record backlog’ in special educational needs tribunals The government is facing a huge “backlog” in special education tribunals after a sharp rise in appeals, which campaigners… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Founders of Christian faith school resign after secular takeover The founders of a Christian-ethos free school have resigned as trustees, citing anger at the government’s “lack of protection”… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Schools face action over ‘bogus’ Ofsted logos Hundreds of schools have been alerted to possible legal action by Ofsted after an obscure policy about unauthorised use… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Flagship free school principal jailed for fraud The principal of a flagship free school has been jailed for five years for his part in defrauding the… Laura McInerney 9y Laura McInerney 9y News Heathrow UTC hit with financial notice to improve after ‘loss of control’ The Heathrow Aviation Engineering University Technical College has been issued with a financial notice to improve by the Education… Laura McInerney 9y Laura McInerney 9y News Removing faith selection cap will increase segregation, say humanists Allowing faith schools to select their entire intake will lead to increased segregation, the British Humanist Association has claimed…. Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y Newer 1 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 984 Older