News Gibb consults on forcing pupils to take National Reference Tests A consultation has been launched into whether or not year 11 pupils will be forced to sit the National… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Education Select Committee to examine ‘purpose and quality’ of education in England The “purpose and quality of education” will be examined by MPs in the new year, it has been announced…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Academy warning notices: What are they? And how do they work? The first termination notice issued to an academy in October has raised the question: just how many different types… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Education Funding Agency staff bag £510k in bonuses The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has paid performance bonuses of £510,000 to its staff, angering school leaders as their… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Are UTCs (vocational free schools) really stealing pupils from nearby schools? Critical evaluations of the impact that vocational free schools — also known as university technical colleges (UTCs) — would… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News IES Breckland: Country’s only school run by for-profit company comes out of special measures The only free school in England run by a for-profit company has come out of special measures after almost two… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government extends new ‘75% rule’ to English and primary PGCE routes The government has now extended its new “75 per cent rule” to English and primary courses after making a… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Plans for global teacher QTS skills test centres shelved Plans to open worldwide test centres for would-be teachers have been halted — while candidate numbers have dwindled in… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Questions over £1m ‘tutor-proof’ 11-plus tests Durham University has earned at least £1 million for 11-plus tests brought in by local authorities to diversify grammar… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Schools cancel trips to France – but may struggle to recoup costs Headteachers are facing an anxious wait as they start discussions with travel operators to recoup the costs of abandoned… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Baseline assessments ‘good enough for what we need’, says CEM provider The reliability and accuracy of two reception baseline providers, whose tests will hold schools to account for pupil progress,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News DfE ditches controversial academy brokers for ‘education advisors’ The controversial reign of academy brokers, paid up to £1,000 a day by the government to convince headteachers to… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 977 Older
