News Regional Schools Commissioner Pank Patel steps down to become academy head Pank Patel, Regional Schools Commissioner for the West Midlands, is stepping down from his post to take up leadership… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Changes to UCAS data rules cause problems for Russell Group uni A Russell group university has been blocked from accessing confidential pupil information from the government after it claimed it… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Schools ban watches to outsmart exam cheats Teachers should be on high alert for technology-aided cheating during this summer’s exams after a scam involving cameras and… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Government confirm £300m available for academy conversion – the rest will go to existing trusts Half of the £600 million earmarked to support the conversion of schools into academies will be handed to existing… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Head denies creating a ‘technical academy’ is a form of streaming An all-through trust that will give pupils a “choice” between two schools offering a different “type of teaching” once… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Schools at risk of losing premises after charity defaults Two schools have been put at “significant risk” of losing their shared building and playing fields after the charity… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Government plans ‘super SCITT’ for MFL teacher training crisis A “super” school-led scheme to train language teachers is the latest government plan to ease staff shortages. Schools Week… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Two new expert groups will review MFL and primary schools The government has commissioned two more expert review groups, despite its delay in publishing a number of other reports…. Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Do research champions and sports coaches in maths make pupils smarter? – the latest EEF findings Evaluations of two research projects looking at sports coaching in English and speech therapy training for teachers, costing £1.1… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News FACT CHECK: Nick Gibb on term-time holidays This morning, schools minister Nick Gibb told Parliament that a change in government policy had led to fewer school… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Term time holidays: Government will seek ‘whatever measures necessary’ to keep pupils in school The government will seek “whatever measures necessary” to firm up term-time holiday rules, ministers have vowed after a dad… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Year 7 resits consultation will go ahead, says government A consultation on plans to make year 7 pupils resit key stage 2 tests will go ahead in 2016/17, the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 977 Older