News 5 things we learned from Sir Michael Wilshaw’s evidence to the education committee Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw didn’t pull his punches when appearing in front of MPs this morning. Here are… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sir Michael Wilshaw: RSCs’ role ‘not clear’ and relationships with Ofsted ‘a bit tense’ The role of regional schools commissioners (RSCs) is “not clear” and relationships between them and Ofsted are “a bit… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted brings school childcare inspections back in-house School-based childcare provision will no longer be visited by external inspectors from next year after Ofsted announced it was bringing… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Postcode lottery in school places allocation and appeals School place allocations, appeals and investigations processes are subject to a postcode lottery, Schools Week analysis show. Research by… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Teacher shortages ‘detrimental’ to education as reliance on supply staff and non-specialists rises, heads warn Teacher shortages are having a “detrimental impact” on pupils’ education and seeing them increasingly taught by supply staff and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News EXCLUSIVE: DfE directors not following own rules on governor’s interests Schools with Department for Education (DfE) directors on their governing bodies are not following the government’s requirement to publish… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News U-turn on South Bucks free school In an unusual volte-face the government is once again overruling a planning inspectorate’s decision regarding a free school near… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Headteachers and local authorities warn of squeeze on secondary school places More than half of secondary schools say they were oversubscribed this year as warnings start to mount over pressure… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Schools warned on emergency bomb threat plans Schools have been urged to update their emergency procedures after a spate of bomb scares, with new reports claiming… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Regional schools commissioner budgets ‘going through the roof’ Fears that regional schools commissioners’ (RSCs) budgets could spiral out of control have been raised after the government revealed… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Year 7 pupils to receive delayed micro:bit computers from March 22, BBC confirms The delayed BBC micro:bit coding computers will be shipped out to students across the UK from March 22, the… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Ofsted prank calls ‘done for a laugh’ says YouTube star A prankster has called more than 150 schools across the country impersonating an Ofsted inspector and telling staff they… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 1,001 Older