News Teachers fail to recognise ‘mild attention problems’ Children with mild attention problems are three months behind their peers when they leave primary school, according to a… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News 95 academies have been ‘failing’ for 5 or more years, claims Labour MP Nicky Morgan clashed with MPs over the extent of academy failures, during a hearing in parliament today. Labour MP… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Punish schools for A-level dropouts, says skills minister Schools should be punished if they sign students up to inappropriate A-level courses that they later abandon, according to skills… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Exam boards must ‘prove’ GCSE equivalents are worthy Ofqual has written to exam boards this week demanding proof their qualifications are up to scratch. The regulator has… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Cameron: Legislation to force schools to become academies will be in Queen’s Speech Legislation to force all state schools in England to become academies will be announced in the Queen’s Speech, David… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Religious independent schools ‘actively undermining’ British values, Ofsted chief says The schools’ inspectorate has accused religious independent schools of “actively undermining” fundamental British values, as a Luton school is… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Parent council plans ‘rushed out’ after academy outcry The government has been accused of rushing out its plan to create ‘parent councils’ as a response to the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News FactCheck: Do council maintained schools outperform academies? A new analysis released today from the data experts at Watchsted has attempted to shed more light on how… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News No academies u-turn announcement as Morgan dodges questions Questions about the future role of local authorities in schools went unanswered as Nicky Morgan faced a grilling from… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News ‘Inexpensive’ phonics trial improves disadvantaged pupils’ literacy An “inexpensive” trial policy improved all pupils’ literacy in the early years and had long-term effects on children who… Schools Week Reporter 9y Schools Week Reporter 9y News Wellington trials system aimed at identifying pupils vulnerable to ‘meltdown’ A prominent independent school could test and monitor all of its pupils to identify those vulnerable to ‘meltdown’ after… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Purdah rules could delay decisions on academies The academy conversion process is likely to slow as pre-election purdah rules restrain civil servants from signing new funding… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y Newer 1 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 1,001 Older