News Isles of Scilly’s only secondary school placed in special measures – what now? The only secondary school on the Isles of Scilly has been placed in special measures and told an academy… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive Government spent £205k on doomed National Teaching Service The government spent £205,000 on its doomed National Teaching Service project before the pilot was even launched, Schools Week can exclusively reveal…. Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Carter: £140m funding pot shows shift from ‘mass conversion to mass improvement’ Sir David Carter, the national schools commissioner, has said the new £140 million strategic school improvement fund proves the government’s… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News The tick-box route to QTS: four hours’ assessment and no training The number of teachers gaining qualified status (QTS) through an “assessment-only” route – involving about four hours of lesson… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News 20% of black pupils attend Catholic schools – does that mean there’s diversity? Pupils in Catholic schools are the “most ethnically diverse in the country”, proving that a religious ethos is “not… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive Empty free schools owe government £11m The government needs to claw back £11 million from more than 100 free schools after they failed to recruit… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Exclusive RSC boards won’t guarantee SEND and post-16 inclusion, says DfE Schools commissioners will not create additional spaces on their advisory boards for members from post-16 or special needs settings,… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News More faith schools ‘unlikely’ to boost social mobility A plan to boost the number of faith school places by changing prohibitive admissions rules on new schools is… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News National Teaching Service cancelled after just 24 accept places The government has scrapped its flagship National Teaching Service after admitting it did not get enough recruits for its… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Perry Beeches: second investigation reveals trust breached rules over Labour donation An academy trust already under-fire over related party transactions broke the rules when it made a political donation and… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News SSAT 2016, day 1: Schools told cash reserves will face closer scrutiny as cuts bite Academies can expect auditors to look “increasingly closely” at dwindling levels of cash reserves with experts warning the new… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News GCSE resits soar as students rush to last-chance retakes The number of students taking GCSE resits in English and maths has soared by nearly a quarter as youngsters… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 1,002 Older
