News New academies will not be forced to join multi-academy trusts Successful schools will not be forced to join multi-academy trusts, Nicky Morgan has confirmed, but they will have to… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Special and alternative provision schools face downturn in Ofsted grades There has been a 155 per cent increase in the number of special and alternative provision schools rated as… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Nash: Schools commissioners’ transparency documents will be published ‘this month’ Long-awaited transparency information about the country’s nine schools commissioners will be published by the government this month, finally fulfilling… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News St Aldhelm’s Academy: The school that got better with walls No school managed to go from inadequate to outstanding in the spring term, Ofsted figures published today reveal. However, published… Schools Week Reporter 10y Schools Week Reporter 10y News Politicians to discuss lack of creative arts subjects in EBacc Politicians will discuss the lack of creative subjects in the government’s new EBacc after a drama teacher’s petition was… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Council seeks PFI safety assurances after Scottish schools closure A council in England has sought reassurances over the safety of its PFI schools that were built by the same… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Ofsted inspections down by more than 50 per cent since September Ofsted has carried out fewer than half of the number of inspections since September than it did in the… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Who got the good grades? Fewer visits but more schools requiring improvement: Sophie Scott looks into this year’s spring term inspections Overall grade… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Reading Council responsible for academies’ GCSE performance, Ofsted says Ofsted has taken aim at Reading Council over GCSE results, despite the fact three quarters of secondary schools in… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News School leaders back plan to help teachers with mortgage deposits A call for help with teachers’ mortgage deposits and for closer work between schools has been backed by school… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Schools could be forced to report parents who boycott SATs School leaders may be forced to report parents who purposely keep their children at home during this summer’s SATs,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News The key findings: Do academies get better results than local authority schools? A new report published today has delved into the data to try and determine whether academies get better results… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y Newer 1 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 1,012 Older