News It’s official: University of Cambridge to introduce admission tests The University of Cambridge has told schools today it will introduce a “common format” admissions test. Pupils applying to… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Music and drama could become ‘preserve of elite’, new union boss claims A new union boss has claimed music and drama could be squeezed out of school timetables because of the… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Social mobility report: Problems in coastal and rural communities challenge north-south divide Social mobility problems are blighting England’s coastal and rural areas and wealthier regions too, a new report has found…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Hull school improvement ambitions praised by Ofsted, but GCSEs still ‘stubbornly low’ New ambitions for higher attainment in Hull have been “embraced” by council leaders but GCSE results remain “stubbornly low”,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Academy put on warning notice after asking for cash to balance budget An academy has been given a financial notice to improve after asking for a cash advance from the government… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Conflict of interest warning over Regional Schools Commissioner advisors Specialist contractors recruited by the government to help regional schools commissioners improve schools are facing questions over potential conflicts… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Nicky Morgan, Natasha Devon, Ken Robinson: Who made Debrett’s Top 500 as an education influencer? Seven new education faces have been added to a list of the 500 most influential people in the country… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News DfE reveals £3m spend on academy takeover fees The department for education spent more than £3 million to transfer 23 academies to new trusts – with the… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Careers fairs urged in schools to give colleges ‘equal’ pupil access Schools will be forced to let colleges and apprenticeship providers advertise directly to pupils under new legislation announced this… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Morgan visited 40 academies but only 22 maintained schools Nicky Morgan visited more than double the number of academies as council-maintained schools during her first 14 months in… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Getting PhDs into the classroom: how one programme is changing the pattern As the lack of teachers shows no sign of ending, increasing numbers of bespoke salaried routes are opening up…. Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News GCSE RESULTS 2015 LEAGUE TABLE SPECIAL: The schools where low ability pupils are not disadvantaged Continuing Schools Week’s focus on disadvantaged pupils, we were asked by readers to highlight schools where low ability pupils… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y Newer 1 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 977 Older
