News Sir David Carter to lead charge on coasting schools in national commissioner role Sir David Carter has vowed to “challenge all schools to perform better” after being appointed as the next national schools… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Beware of the cloud: how pupil data privacy got problematic Security is rarely a top motivation when schools purchase software. So who is responsible for making sure that pupil… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Automatic registration for free school meals gets cross-party backing A bid to automatically register eligible children for free school meals will get cross-party support in Parliament today. Labour… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Education bill: academy trusts must ‘communicate’ school improvement plans to parents Academy trusts will be legally required to “communicate” to parents their plans for turning around failing and coasting schools… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News School supply teacher spending rockets by 27 per cent in two years The amount schools are spending on supply teachers rose by 27 per cent in two years, analysis of government… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Largest academy chain AET joins criticism of PFI costs The biggest academy chain in the country has joined other major trusts to criticise costly repayments to private firms… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Parents at Watford Grammar School refuse headteacher request to cold call for donations The parents’ association at an academy in north London has refused the head’s request for members to phone families… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ofsted ignores own promise and refuses to release inspection reports Ofsted has blocked the release of inspection evidence forms for a school that requires improvement, despite telling parliament they… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Illegal schools stayed open for weeks after ‘confusing’ government advice, Ofsted claims “Confusing” government advice led to illegal schools in Birmingham staying open for several weeks after they were identified, Ofsted has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News REVEALED: Pupil interviews replace lesson observations for judging teaching quality Pupil interviews are replacing graded lesson observations so senior leaders can judge teaching ability, Schools Week has learned. One… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Cumbria floods force school closures until new year Schools across Cumbria face weeks of closure and extensive clean-up operations after Storm Desmond battered the UK’s north western… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Heads go on teacher recruitment trips to Australia – but still can’t convince Gibb there’s a crisis Schools are spending tens of thousands of pounds with recruitment agencies and sending emissaries to Australia to look for… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 985 Older