News Majority of school leaders face cutting staff in the next year to balance books More than half of school leaders face making staff redundant in the next 12 months under “severe” financial pressures,… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Ofsted to let schools see evidence forms Ofsted has told parliament that inspectors’ evidence forms will be released to people who request them under information laws…. Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News For-profit firm running free school still losing money The sole for-profit company operating a free school in the UK has cut its operating loss by almost 80… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News 100 schools sought to test later start times in sleep study Academics are looking for about 100 schools to take part in a study on whether pupil start times affect… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News School reprimanded by admissions watchdog for giving priority to sons of “old boys” A grammar school has been censured by the admissions watchdog after giving priority for places to the “sons of… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News British schools urged to cancel French trips after Paris attacks British schools planning trips to France between now and Sunday should change their plans, the government has warned in… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Secondary schools fail to meet trainee recruitment target – and 4 more key stats from the ITT data The Department for Education this morning released provisional figures for the number of trainee teachers recruited for this academic… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Ofsted launches inquiry into governor effectiveness – after 500 schools faced “urgent” reviews Sir Michael Wilshaw has today announced that Ofsted will launch an inquiry into the effectiveness of governors. In the… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Heads should give budgets the same importance as attainment, says funding agency boss School leaders should place the same importance of balancing their budgets as achieving educational attainment, the Education Funding Agency’s top… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Schools commissioner apologises over ‘mistakes’ in testimony to MPs Schools commissioner Frank Green has apologised to MPs over mistakes in his testimony during a Parliamentary inquiry. Mr Green has… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Squeezed budget leads school to consult on regular cash payments from parents In the face of increasing costs and flat budgets, one school has taken an “unprecedented step” of consulting parents… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News NAHT writes to Nicky Morgan with concerns ahead of the Spending Review The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has written an open letter to the education secretary Nicky Morgan outlining… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y Newer 1 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 969 Older