News Finances of collapsed academy chain Lilac Sky under scrutiny as founders eye new free school The financial management of a collapsed academy chain is being scrutinised by the government after it stepped in to block… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Isolation of pupils with lunch debt ‘inappropriate’ but ‘rare’ say school leaders A London free school’s controversial policy of isolating pupils whose parents or guardians fail to pay their lunch bills… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Report reveals formula for producing best middle leaders Think tank LKMco has today published the findings of an in-depth investigation into the key characteristics of effective middle… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Ministers set out hurdles for expanding academy trusts under new ‘health checks’ Academy trusts will be judged on their schools’ Ofsted ratings, published performance measures on progress and attainment and their… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Teacher training figures: School-led routes soar while bursary subjects produce least teachers The government’s favoured school-led teacher training routes accounted for nearly half of all trainees last year, figures released today have… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Doomed spelling and grammar test cost government £1 million The government spent almost £1 million developing this year’s doomed key stage 1 spelling and grammar test, Schools Week… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Delayed free school cancelled over site issues A free school plagued by delays has now been scrapped without teaching a single pupil after problems finding a site –… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Design and technology: 87 MPs demand inclusion of subject in EBacc Pupils should be able to choose between computer science and design and technology as part of the EBacc, almost… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Gibb dodges grammar schools question Schools minister Nick Gibb dodged a question on whether he thinks new grammar schools should be allowed to open, despite pleas… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News School spend on re-advertising jobs soars Schools are being forced to spend “extortionate” amounts on re-advertising jobs that have not been filled the first time… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Fact-check: Do the arguments for new grammar schools stack up? More than 100 Conservative MPs have pledged to campaign for a wave of new grammar schools, reigniting the decades-long debate… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News DfE needs to ‘beef up’ finance rules after investigation reveals £1m expenses bill for academy bosses The government has been called on to toughen up rules around academy trust finances after an investigation revealed 40 chains… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 971 Older
