News Ofsted starts talks over more anti-extremism teacher training Ofsted has started talks with teacher trainers to incorporate anti-radicalisation training into their courses amid concerns that teachers are… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Criminal check needed for access to National Pupil Database Researchers and businesses applying for access to the national pupil database may be “put off” by new rules demanding… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Fall in GCSE and A level late entries cuts exam bill by £3.5m Schools have continued to save money on exams, despite an increase in the number of late entrants, Schools Week… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Birmingham’s Baverstock Academy receives warning over ‘financial irregularities’ and oversight ‘weaknesses’ Worries over financial irregularities, weaknesses in oversight and breaches in funding rules have led to a financial notice to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Northumberland council assigns nearly £10m to scrap middle schools Four schools are set to close after local councillors voted to replace a town’s three-tier system with two tiers… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Bring back ICT as we know it, say teachers Thousands of teachers have signed petitions to try to force education ministers to rethink scrapping GCSE and A-level ICT…. Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Heads and governors conflict over who should influence schools policy Governors and school leaders both believe they, and not the other, should be the biggest influence on school policy,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Leeds University tells pupils visit day attendance could affect place A university’s request that pupils attend a visit day during term time or perhaps lessen their chances of a… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News The EBacc Effect: How different ability pupils are pushed to study different school subjects In 2010 the government added a measure to school league tables. It signalled how many children studied a set… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Special schools ‘invisible’ in teacher recruitment adverts – despite serious shortages The government’s latest teacher recruitment advertisement could be independently investigated after more than 60 people made complaints. The Advertising… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News The academy trusts paid £850,000 to open schools – but never did At least 17 academy trusts handed a slice of £7.2 million to take over struggling schools have yet to… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Baseline assessment providers face ‘robustness’ check Providers of the new baseline tests for reception children are to be subject to an independent study to ensure… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 976 Older