News Education bill: academy trusts must ‘communicate’ school improvement plans to parents Academy trusts will be legally required to “communicate” to parents their plans for turning around failing and coasting schools… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News School supply teacher spending rockets by 27 per cent in two years The amount schools are spending on supply teachers rose by 27 per cent in two years, analysis of government… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Largest academy chain AET joins criticism of PFI costs The biggest academy chain in the country has joined other major trusts to criticise costly repayments to private firms… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Parents at Watford Grammar School refuse headteacher request to cold call for donations The parents’ association at an academy in north London has refused the head’s request for members to phone families… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Ofsted ignores own promise and refuses to release inspection reports Ofsted has blocked the release of inspection evidence forms for a school that requires improvement, despite telling parliament they… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Illegal schools stayed open for weeks after ‘confusing’ government advice, Ofsted claims “Confusing” government advice led to illegal schools in Birmingham staying open for several weeks after they were identified, Ofsted has… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News REVEALED: Pupil interviews replace lesson observations for judging teaching quality Pupil interviews are replacing graded lesson observations so senior leaders can judge teaching ability, Schools Week has learned. One… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Cumbria floods force school closures until new year Schools across Cumbria face weeks of closure and extensive clean-up operations after Storm Desmond battered the UK’s north western… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Heads go on teacher recruitment trips to Australia – but still can’t convince Gibb there’s a crisis Schools are spending tens of thousands of pounds with recruitment agencies and sending emissaries to Australia to look for… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Lord Nash admits academies have been ‘untouchable’ due to funding agreement issues Junior schools minister Lord Nash has admitted that early funding agreements have blocked the government from delivering “strong and… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Fair banding tests ‘exclude’ deprived pupils Pupils from chaotic backgrounds face missing out on school places because they have to attend several secondary schools for… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Schools could get right to see marked GCSE papers as Ofqual consults on appeals process Schools could get the right to request copies of marked GCSE exam papers as they consider appealing against marks,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 864 970 Older
