News State school debts rise to £103m – but rich schools get even richer A “wealth gap” appears to be emerging between schools rich in cash and those struggling to pay their bills…. Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ofqual launches subject comparability consultation Differences in the difficulty of GCSE and A level subjects are being reviewed by Ofqual as it seeks to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Prince George will attend a Montessori nursery in Norfolk The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced that Prince George will attend a Montessori nursery. Prince George will… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Schools wait months for Ofsted visits Schools have been waiting months for Ofsted visits as former inspectors claim job losses have cut the number of… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News £80m cash pot for ‘high quality’ teacher training programme opens for bids An £80 million cash pot to run a “high quality” initial teacher training (ITT) programme is up for grabs,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Elite private schools named in damning inspection file A damning dossier of previously unpublished improvement notices has revealed substantial failings at some of the country’s most prestigious… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Pupils given questionnaire to determine ‘energy group’ – is this the new learning styles? Some schools are using personality tests to target pupils who struggle to learn by traditional “written” methods of teaching…. Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News EXCLUSIVE: National curriculum test plans ‘contravene’ rights of SEN pupils, expert complains Complaints about new proposals for assessing pupils with lower attainment have been passed to the Children’s Commissioner after a… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Summer school funding for poorer pupils withdrawn by the government Schools will no longer receive additional funding from the government for summer schools, it has been confirmed. The Education… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Increase pay for new teachers but extend probation to 3 years, social mobility commission demands Teachers’ pay should be overhauled and their probation periods extended to three years, the government’s social mobility commission has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Communication’ not ‘consultation’ over forced academies Lord Nash tells Education Bill debate Consulting parents and teachers on plans to forcibly convert failing schools into academies would be “overly formal and inflexible”,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Regional schools commissioners will no longer be judged by proportion of schools and academies Regional schools commissioners (RSCs) will no longer be judged by the proportion of academies in their areas, the government has revealed…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 985 Older
