News The Yo-Yo School: How John Cass went from ‘oustanding’ to inadequate’ and back again in one year In November 2014, Sir John Cass’s Foundation and Redcoat School in east London was stripped of its outstanding rating… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Morgan’s online times tables check leads way for more screen-based assessments Nicky Morgan’s announcement that children will take “high-stakes” online times-tables tests at the end of primary school could herald… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Gaming is ‘good for children’s brains’, study suggests Playing computer games in the classroom can improve pupil attainment, a study published today suggests. Brain imaging shows that… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Government ‘does not hold’ grammar school documents Nicky Morgan spent 11 months reviewing The Department for Education has refused to confirm whether it holds a controversial application form presented by a Kent… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News ‘How many schools did Ofsted rate last term? (And what did they get)’ On December 18, Schools Week showed the huge drop in inspections in the autumn term compared with 2014 (585… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Grammar to admit pupils who fail 11-plus but convince ‘review board’ of worthiness A grammar school wants to boost numbers by offering places to pupils that fail their 11-plus – as long… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News EXCLUSIVE: Research journal access for England’s teachers would cost less than Nicky Morgan’s salary Teachers in England continue facing hefty paywalls to use education research journals – despite a deal that allows free… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Independent schools to boost promotion of partnerships after bid to force facilities-sharing fails Independent schools will step-up promotion of partnerships with state-maintained schools after a bid by Labour to force them to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Summer exams will clash with Ramadan for next four years, exams chief warns Summer exams in schools and colleges will be affected by the timing of Ramadan for the next four years,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Primary free school delay increases places pressure A Kent primary school has become the first of next year’s free school cohort to be delayed over site… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Children’s Commissioner: Exams could be delayed by Ramadan Exams could be delayed to fit around the Ramadan period this year, children’s commissioner Anne Longfield has said. Ms… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Government scraps ‘prescriptive’ home school agreements in bid to cut ‘red tape’ Schools no longer have to draw up blueprints for pupil and parental engagement after the government scrapped a requirement… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 970 Older
