News Small sixth forms risk closure New rules restricting the ability of academies to open sixth forms could prompt the closure of existing post-16 institutions,… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Lincolnshire multi-academy trusts merger approved Two Lincolnshire multi-academy trusts are set to merge, one of the first moves of its kind, writes Sophie Scott…. Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Government accused of delaying report on impact of migration on schools A “major review” of how mass migration has affected schools will now be rolled into a wider look at… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Ofqual reveals method for allocating highest grades in new GCSEs New rules for allocating top grades in GCSEs have been floated by the exams watchdog Ofqual. From summer 2017,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Government scraps this year’s KS1 SPAG test following paper leak Primary schools will not have to make their pupils sit controversial new key stage 1 spelling and grammar tests… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News The trusts that run the country’s free schools – revealed Schools Week today publishes a database that reveals the trusts running every free school in the country. This data… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Bellevue Place Education Trust – the free school group you’ve never heard of Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET) is the third largest free school owner, with seven primary schools in and around… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News DfE’s new property group exacerbates school land sale fears Plans to transfer ownership of all school land to the government combined with rumours surrounding a property company set… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Do PiXL schools have more volatile results? Schools Week analysed last year’s GCSE results for nearly 600 PiXL schools to try to ascertain whether their scores… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News The game changer: Schools Week’s year-long investigation into qualification switching and PiXL Last year, Schools Week revealed how school network partnership PiXL encouraged the use of obscure qualifications to boost pupil… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Free breakfasts proposed for primary schools A parliamentary report that highlighted the problem of children going to school hungry has proposed free breakfasts to tackle… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Parent-led free schools in steady decline The future of free schools as independent, standalone institutions is in doubt as new rules requiring academies to join… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y Newer 1 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 977 Older