News Writing assessments for 11-year-olds brought forward to end of May Primary school teachers must hand in their final assessments of year 6 pupils a month early, piling on the… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News School efficiency tool criticised as ‘dodgy’ metric A new government tool allowing schools to compare their efficiency could be used to “beat schools around the head”,… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Government spends £3m in scramble to get 400 ‘master’ computing teachers Ministers are unlikely to fulfil a pledge to provide 400 master teachers to lead the computing curriculum revolution for… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Government withholds report on financial viability of infant free schools meals The government is suppressing the publication of a report on the financial viability of providing free school meals to… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Rising class sizes are increasing pressures on teachers, unions warn Increasing numbers of large classes will put more pressure on teachers and schools, teaching unions have warned. The Association… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Councils need power to force higher pupil intakes at academies, says LGA Councils should be able to force academies to expand their intake to meet local school place need, the Local… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Plans for Britain’s first LGBT school shelved due to ‘lack of space’ Plans for a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) school have been shelved after a feasibility study found there… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Ofsted clamps down on schools advertising ‘mocksted’ results Schools caught telling parents they have been rated as “outstanding” in external reviews face a ticking off from the… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Most parents ambivalent and uninformed about academy status Almost three quarters of parents would be happy to send their child to an academy, despite the fact almost… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Schools must teach ‘extrovert’ traits – or social mobility will suffer Schools are being urged to teach skills linked to the ‘extraversion’ personality trait so that disadvantaged children are not… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Sport Pupil Premium pushes out volunteers in favour of qualified coaches Extra funding for sports in primary schools has been extended to 2020, but could mean the end of volunteers… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Children ‘most worried’ as they finish primary school, research finds Children are at their “peak” worrying age at just 10 years old, new research suggests. According to an article… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y Newer 1 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 864 975 Older
