News DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T-level transition course Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T-levels Freddie Whittaker 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Teacher training Exclusive ‘Excessive’ 20 hours mentor training requirement scrapped The government will also launch a new re-accreditation round for initial teacher training providers in spring Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y News EEF regional partnerships to help 300 schools boost outcomes Charity says £700,000 two-year projects will create 10 partnerships, each led by an EEF-supported research school Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News Youth club closures affected GCSE results, warns IfS report Study also estimates that for every £1 saved from closing youth clubs, ‘there are societal costs of nearly £3’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y SEND Council bankruptcy fear ‘dominates’ SEND reform thinking – DfE aide Government adviser also warns of a ‘fear factor’ around reform, and a risk parents will say ‘you’re taking our… Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y News Three ways to target school funding at worst-off pupils Education Policy Institute urges new government to use falling rolls to target up to £640m a year at ‘persistently… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Teacher strikes Sixth form college teachers vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation NEU announces strikes at 32 sixth form colleges on November 28, December 3 and 4 Freddie Whittaker 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Ofsted Exclusive Judging schools on middle-class admissions isn’t even possible, says Ofsted Official also says the watchdog will draw on its off-rolling clampdown as it develops inclusivity checks Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Exams EPI calls for review of phonics screening check Researchers argue there’s ‘no evidence’ the checks led to improved outcomes Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Education policy New institute hopes to inform and reform policy-making Body set up by leading education experts wants to take classroom evidence revolution into national policy making John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Schools Exclusive Hacked pupil records at Capita rise to more than 50k A full investigation reveals more pupil records have been impacted than initially thought Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Academies Exclusive Funding cut may force trusts to scrap expansion plans Warning made as trusts left up to £100,000 out of pocket after government scrapped capacity funding Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Newer 1 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 1,017 Older