News Eight new deputy directors to lead regional schools commissioner offices The Department for Education is to appoint eight new senior civil servants to head up regional schools commissioner (RSC)… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Heads demand clarity on excluded pupils plan A plan to make schools responsible for excluded pupils must not be delayed any further, school leaders have warned…. Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News DfE insists KS2 resits won’t be delayed The government still expects to publish sample materials in December for key stage 2 SATs resits for year 7s,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News How much are academy trusts top-slicing from schools? Multi-academy trusts top-slice a percentage of income from their schools’ budgets to fund their operational costs. That includes paying… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Theresa May tasks migration committee with teacher shortages probe A panel of experts has been commissioned to examine whether teacher shortages could be addressed using migrants from outside… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Alternative provision school for ‘gifted’ pupils seeks riverside flat A new alternative provision free school for 13 to 16-year-olds is calling its pupils “gifted” to shatter misconceptions about… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Government teacher recruitment schemes delayed again — fuelling further teacher shortage concerns Three teaching recruitment schemes funded by the government have postponed their application deadlines at least twice, fuelling speculation that… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Departing regional schools commissioner Pank Patel to join inadequate-rated George Salter Academy A regional schools commissioner has quit to become the new headteacher of an academy that was rated Ofsted inadequate… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News School sixth forms need 91% of pupils to complete A levels School sixth forms will be expected to have 91 per cent of their pupils completing their courses, new government… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Exclusive: Government won’t release teachers’ pay report until after EU referendum A key report from the body which recommends teachers’ pay will not be published until after the EU referendum,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Independent schools challenge twice as many exam results as state schools Independent schools are more likely to challenge exam results than their state counterparts, Ofqual research shows. Analysis of enquiries… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Pupils can bypass schools to request GCSE and A-level re-marks this summer, Ofqual announces Individual pupils will be able to request re-marks of their GCSE and A-level exams directly, rather than having to… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y Newer 1 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 1,012 Older
