News £19m spent on failed vocational schools for 14 year olds The government spent at least £19 million opening university technical colleges and studio schools that closed within four years,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Academy chains defend ‘golden handshakes’ of up to £50k for staff dismissals Academy chains have defended paying out £1.6 million on “golden handshakes” to staff after taking over struggling schools, writes… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Schools White Paper Podcast: What it means, chapter-by-chapter Yesterday the government revealed its first major policy document on school reform for six years. Schools Week and Policy Exchange… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Future of PGCE in jeopardy as providers ‘unable to plan’ for numbers Four in five university teacher training providers are questioning their future viability after changes have left them “unable to… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Schools may be forced to pay conversion costs Schools could have to dig into their own pockets to pay the legal costs of conversion after Chancellor George… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Academies given £8m over 3 years to make staff redundant – despite teacher shortage A Schools Week investigation reveals the hidden costs behind transforming failing schools The government has granted nearly £8 million… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Sugar tax will give schools £260,000 for longer hours Secondary schools will be able to pocket an extra £265,000 if they commit to providing at least five hours… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Grammar schools given ‘tick box’ application form to open new sites Grammar schools that want to expand to a satellite site can now tick a box to submit their proposals…. Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News White Paper: Academy status ‘not a magic wand’, admits Nicky Morgan Academy status is not a “magic wand”, Nicky Morgan will admit as she spells out plans to turn convert… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News White Paper: QTS will be replaced by ‘tougher accreditation’ The government plans to replace qualified teacher status (QTS) with a new, tougher, accreditation in a bid to “raise… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News White Paper: Takeover a failing school and no Ofsted for two years Headteachers who step up to takeover failing schools will have a two-and-a-half year breathing space from Ofsted in a… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Educational Excellence Everywhere: ITT providers to be given longer-term planning The “best” teacher training providers will be given allocations over “several years” in a bid to improve planning in… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y Newer 1 860 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 1,001 Older
