News DfE fails to rebroker 70 per cent of failing academies The government has failed to rebroker more than two-thirds of academies rated inadequate by Ofsted, seemingly shooting down ministers’… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Two in three sixth form colleges seek academy conversion after rule change Almost two-thirds of sixth form colleges (SFCs) have registered an interest with the government in converting to an academy,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Primary school locked down after shooting that injured MP Parents are being re-assured that pupils and staff at Birstall Primary Academy are safe after the school was locked… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sir David Carter: I don’t want to go to war with councils over academies Government should not “get in the way” of local authorities that want to form multi-academy trusts, with the national… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Health check for growing academy trusts will focus on standards and improvement A requirement for academy trusts to demonstrate a “track record” of school improvement before being allowed to expand “could… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Publish performance data for schools commissioners, says Sir David Carter Performance data for the eight regional schools commissioners should be published “in the spirit of transparency”, Sir David Carter… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News School heavyweights join board as CentreForum becomes Education Policy Institute A prominent think tank set up by the Liberal Democrats will abandon its political links and focus exclusively on… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News No legal duty for schools to deal with sexism Schools will not be given a new legal duty to identify and deal with sexism because it is “not… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Children getting first choice secondary school place remains stable, despite rising number of applicants The proportion of children getting a place at their first choice secondary school has remained stable, despite the number… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Strike ballots in 7 schools after academy chain SPTA ditches creative subjects and cuts jobs A curriculum restructure at seven secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber will lead to more than 88 jobs… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Law firm deletes tweets criticical of SEND parents A law firm representing local authorities at court cases over children with special needs has removed a series of… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Jewish educational sites to receive £13m for security measures Jewish schools have received almost seven times the amount of government funding for security this year compared with two… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 1,016 Older