News, Opinion What Is An Academy? (And other questions about converting schools) The government has announced it wants all schools to become academies by 2022. But what are they? Editor Laura… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Budget 2016: The 5 things schools need to know Education was identified as a key priority area for George Osborne in his budget today. Here are his five… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News New sponsor found for academy after CfBT Schools Trust walked away A school left without a sponsor after an academy chain announced plans to walk away because it could not… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Budget 2016: Longer day for quarter of secondary schools, says George Osborne At least a quarter of secondary schools will be given funds to run a longer day, Chancellor George Osborne… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Legislation to convert all schools to academies could be published within days Legislation to enable the conversion of every school in England into an academy could be published within days, Schools Week understands…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News David Cameron announces £14 million for another school mentoring programme The government has announced plans to spend £14 million on a mentoring programme for struggling teenagers just weeks after… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Multi-academy trusts under spotlight as MPs launch inquiry The performance, accountability and governance of multi-academy trusts (MATs) will be examined by MPs, education select committee chair Neil… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News DfE needs to spend £20m to resolve academy land confusion Department for Education chiefs have no idea how many academy sites belong to the government and have said it… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Putting UTCs into academy chains is ‘troubling’ claims union chief Plans to encourage university technical colleges (UTCs) to join multi-academy trusts (MATs) risk giving academy chains a loophole in… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News ‘I’m no puppet’ insists new national schools commissioner Sir David Carter England’s new schools commissioner Sir David Carter has insisted he is not Nicky Morgan’s puppet and that he has… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Closing down: 14th studio school to fold, leaving just 33 open Another studio school is to shut, the 14th of the 47 schools to close and raising questions over the… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Delayed exam specifications hold up new textbooks The late accreditation of new exam specifications could delay subject textbooks being ready for September. Figures released last week… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y Newer 1 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 977 Older
