News Government facing £1.1bn “funding blackhole” to convert schools into academies, Labour claim The government is facing a £1.1bn funding blackhole to fulfill its pledge of converting every school into an academy,… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Nick Gibb to stand in for Nicky Morgan at ATL conference Schools minister Nick Gibb and shadow education secretary Lucy Powell will address teachers in Liverpool next week as the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Government to ban the word ‘schools’ in favour of ‘academies’ NB – This story was published as an April Fool’s story. All schools will be forced to remove the term… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Special needs free school rated inadequate as Ofsted laments lack of external support A special needs free school has been rated as inadequate by Ofsted with inspectors claiming a lack of access… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Small schools at risk of closure under academies plan, warns union boss A move to turn all schools into academies risks the closure of small and “expensive” rural schools, as academy… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Camden could be first council to form multi-academy trust A council is set to rubber stamp plans to turn its school partnership organisation into a company – seemingly… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Schools should address sexist bullying and teach girls to ‘speak out’, union boss claims Schools should be teaching all pupils about rhetoric and “speaking out”, to ease pressure on girls to be compliant… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Nicky Morgan: Brexit could harm pupils’ language-learning opportunities Opportunities for young people, such as learning from native speakers of French, German and Spanish, could be put at… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Schools to be ‘named and shamed’ over unfair pay practices Academy trusts, schools and councils will be “named and shamed” over “unreasonable and unfair” pay policies, the National Union… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News More teachers set to desert pension scheme as living costs soar The number of teachers opting out of the teachers’ pension scheme has “plateaued” after a recent tumble in contributions… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News NUT prevent strategy motion: what it actually says The National Union of Teachers annual conference has passed a motion calling for the government’s prevent duty to be withdrawn… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News All trainee teachers should get SEND training, NUT demands All trainee teachers should receive “comprehensive” SEND training to cope with “greater responsibilities”, the National Union of Teachers has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 1,017 Older