News Professor Becky Francis to lead Institute of Education Leading education academic and parliamentary adviser Professor Becky Francis will lead the Institute of Education (IoE) from July, it… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Russell Group chief blames schools for low numbers of disadvantaged pupils at top universities The director general of the Russell Group has blamed schools for a drop in the proportion of disadvantaged pupils… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Troops to Teachers scheme questioned as figures show just a fifth of trainees qualified A controversial scheme to encourage former soldiers and other service personnel to train as teachers has resulted in just… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Primary chaos: 12 reasons why the teaching unions want tests to be suspended Teaching unions will gather tomorrow to discuss what action can be taken about what they are calling the “mess”… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Council refuses to release Kent grammar school expansion documents A council has now joined the government in refusing to reveal details of plans for the controversial expansion of… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Government launches peer support consultation as part of £1.5 million mental health scheme A £1.5 million fund to support young people’s mental health and develop “peer networks” has been announced today. The… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Government is investigating 21 ‘illegal schools’ figures show At least 21 schools are thought to be “illegal” and are currently being investigated by the government, the Department… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Anger over exclamation changes to primary writing assessments Teachers and moderators are up in arms over changes to primary writing assessments that have been labelled as “going… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Teacher recruitment video released by LKMco and Pearson Education think tank LKMco and exam board Pearson have teamed up to produce a video aimed at boosting teacher… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News DfE appoints experts to buy ‘best value’ free school sites Four specialists have been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to buy sites for future free schools –… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Cuts to mental health services mean schools do more in-house Self-harm, exam stress, insomnia, and eating disorders are the main problems affecting young people today, professionals say. This week… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Schools hit by storm Desmond and Eva will not get automatic exemption, says JCQ Schools whose pupils have had coursework and classrooms ruined by flooding will not automatically be granted deadline extensions or… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 1,001 Older