News £2bn fund revealed for DfE free school property company A company set up by the Department for Education (DfE) to buy new free school sites will be given a… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Gibb becomes ‘school standards’ minister in DfE reshuffle A shake-up of ministerial roles at the Department for Education has been announced, with some interesting changes following the… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News ‘Social need’ free schools would combat racist abuse in classrooms, charity claims Allowing free schools to open where there is a “social need” would increase community integration and help prevent racist abuse… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Scottish MPs ‘not ruling out’ attempt to block Theresa May’s grammar schools plan Scottish MPs have not ruled out breaking with convention to block Theresa May’s bid to scrap the ban on… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Education committee chair joins growing opposition to May’s grammar schools plan Education select committee chair Neil Carmichael has joined the growing ranks of politicians, policy experts and academics opposing Theresa… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Ofsted text scam warning Ofsted has warned the education community to be vigilant after a childminder was targeted by fraudsters in a text scam…. John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Just 30 refugee children resettled in UK before start of term Schools have been urged to develop a “different approach” to teaching refugee children after it emerged hundreds are still… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News League tables 2016: How your school will be judged The government has this morning published details of what data schools will be judged on in this year’s league… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Free school bid changes pave way for more studio schools – despite spate of closures New rules governing the opening of free schools could pave the way for more studio schools, it has been… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News University access gap between state and independent schools widens The gap between the proportion of state school pupils going to university and their independent school peers has widened… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Council considers ditching polling station role for school in deprived town A council will review its use of an infant school in one of the country’s most deprived areas as… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Deprivation study finds grammars, faith and primary free schools ‘biased’ against poor pupils Grammar schools and free schools may be exacerbating social segregation, new research released today shows. Analysis of the deprivation… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y Newer 1 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 977 Older