News Academy CEO pay: Salaries soar for (some) academy bosses – while teachers inch up 1 per cent The heads of some of the country’s largest academy chains have pocketed pay rises totalling more than £80,000 this… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Union chief tells teachers to stop being a ‘slave to bureaucracy’ School leaders “take on too much” and must not be “slaves to bureaucracy”, warns ASCL’s interim general secretary Malcolm… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News 1,000 new multi-academy trusts needed by 2020, says national schools commissioners About 1,000 new multi-academy trusts will be created by 2020 with smaller chains having to grow to accommodate more… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Digital illiteracy is cause of increased teacher workload Digital illiteracy amongst teachers and a lack of innovation in educational technology is increasing workload, suggests a new report… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News New Schools Network to open first regional office in Manchester The government-sponsored New Schools Network (NSN), paid to promote and support the opening of free schools, will open its… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Primary ‘clarifications’ leave teachers confused over interventions The government has refused to guarantee schools they will not face intervention based on this year’s primary assessment results… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Good News: National funding formula includes cash pledge for beleaguered PFI schools Schools stuck with hefty private finance initiative contracts will be given extra funding under the new national formula after… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Multi-academy trusts to form landmark partnership to drive up standards Two large multi-academy trusts have announced a pioneering partnership, which will see them work together to drive up standards… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Warnings over scarlet fever outbreaks in schools Teachers are being reminded to be vigilant in the wake of a rise in outbreaks of scarlet fever. Schools… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Central Bedfordshire becomes third University Technical College to close over poor recruitment A struggling University Technical College (UTC) which has already been rescued by a neighbouring further education college is to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Sir Michael Wilshaw: Multi-academy trusts have developed same weaknesses as worst-performing councils Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has claimed today that multi-academy trusts have “manifested the same weaknesses” as the… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Sir Michael Wilshaw: Remove independent school tax benefits unless they sponsor academies Independent schools should lose their tax benefits if they refuse to become academy sponsors, Sir Michael Wilshaw said today…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 970 Older
