News Examiner awards scheme launched to lure teachers amid growing demand An awards scheme that will recognise “exceptional commitment” from exam markers is being set up by the Joint Council… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News It’s official: Schools to employ apprentices, but BBC and Parliament let off The government has confirmed today that schools will be included among public sector bodies expected to employ apprentices –… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Grammars profit from sales of ‘mock’ 11-plus exams Grammar schools are pocketing tens of thousands of pounds from mock 11-plus tests, fuelling worries that reintroducing selective schools… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Revealed: ‘Paused’ academy trusts are ducking their ban Academy sponsors banned by the government from taking over new schools seem to have dodged the prohibition. Figures obtained… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive Academy chain leader ‘won’t rule out’ expansion of grammar streams A Wiltshire academy that started a “grammar stream”, giving a small group of children access to specialist teachers and lectures… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News MAT league tables 2016: Over half of trusts “significantly below average”, and 5 other findings More than half of established multi-academy trusts fell “significantly below” the average for pupil progress, with a host of… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Amanda Spielman appoints former Nicky Morgan special adviser to Ofsted Amanda Spielman, new head of Ofsted, has appointed Nicky Morgan’s former special adviser to her team. Luke Tryl, who… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Investigation: How have poorer pupils performed in GCSEs at flagship schools? Flagship school types promoted by the government are falling behind in boosting the progress of poorer pupils, a Schools… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Progress 8 results 2016: Gibb hails schools for narrowing attainment gap Schools minister Nick Gibb has praised schools for closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, as… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News 1 in 5 sixth form colleges starts academy conversion process A fifth of sixth form colleges have already sent formal proposals to convert to academy status, the academies minister… Laura McInerney 9y Laura McInerney 9y News Greening’s £3.5m research hub fund open to ‘opportunity area’ schools Schools in England’s 12 new opportunity areas will be able to bid to become ‘research schools’ and split a… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Consider scrapping KS2 teacher-marked writing tests, says Ofsted director The government should consider scrapping teacher assessments of writing at key stage 2, a senior Ofsted official has said…. Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y Newer 1 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 1,011 Older