News Schools wait months for Ofsted visits Schools have been waiting months for Ofsted visits as former inspectors claim job losses have cut the number of… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News £80m cash pot for ‘high quality’ teacher training programme opens for bids An £80 million cash pot to run a “high quality” initial teacher training (ITT) programme is up for grabs,… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News EXCLUSIVE: Elite private schools named in damning inspection file A damning dossier of previously unpublished improvement notices has revealed substantial failings at some of the country’s most prestigious… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Pupils given questionnaire to determine ‘energy group’ – is this the new learning styles? Some schools are using personality tests to target pupils who struggle to learn by traditional “written” methods of teaching…. Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News EXCLUSIVE: National curriculum test plans ‘contravene’ rights of SEN pupils, expert complains Complaints about new proposals for assessing pupils with lower attainment have been passed to the Children’s Commissioner after a… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Summer school funding for poorer pupils withdrawn by the government Schools will no longer receive additional funding from the government for summer schools, it has been confirmed. The Education… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Increase pay for new teachers but extend probation to 3 years, social mobility commission demands Teachers’ pay should be overhauled and their probation periods extended to three years, the government’s social mobility commission has… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News ‘Communication’ not ‘consultation’ over forced academies Lord Nash tells Education Bill debate Consulting parents and teachers on plans to forcibly convert failing schools into academies would be “overly formal and inflexible”,… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Regional schools commissioners will no longer be judged by proportion of schools and academies Regional schools commissioners (RSCs) will no longer be judged by the proportion of academies in their areas, the government has revealed…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Sir David Carter to lead charge on coasting schools in national commissioner role Sir David Carter has vowed to “challenge all schools to perform better” after being appointed as the next national schools… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Beware of the cloud: how pupil data privacy got problematic Security is rarely a top motivation when schools purchase software. So who is responsible for making sure that pupil… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Automatic registration for free school meals gets cross-party backing A bid to automatically register eligible children for free school meals will get cross-party support in Parliament today. Labour… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 970 Older
