News Mental health commission for schools in North East will tackle ‘pressing concerns’ Plans for a commission designed to tackle mental health issues affecting schoolchildren across the North East have been announced… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Heads can decide if pupils will sit national reference tests, Ofqual confirms Headteachers will get the final say on which pupils sit new national reference tests and schools will get two… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Councils publish ‘unfinished’ local offers for children with SEND Many local authorities appear to be publishing inadequate information on provision for children with special educational needs (SEND) including… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Schools and businesses favour return of compulsory work experience, survey finds School leaders and businesses have joined voices today to urge the Government to bring back compulsory work experience for… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Tauheedul Education Trust set to takeover non-faith schools in Blackpool and Bradford An academy trust that runs ten Muslim faith-based schools is set to take over three non-faith community secondaries in… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Academy head recruits maths teacher from Brooklyn amid concerns that new GCSEs are “too hard” The head of a north London academy said he was forced to hire a maths teacher from America and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted consults on plans for SEND local area reviews Ofsted will join up with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to evaluate how well children and young people with… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Derby City Council publishes information on 700 school posts amid pay review saga Details that could reveal the salaries of hundreds of school staff caught up in a controversial equal pay review… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Financial irregularity concerns raised at academy trust praised by David Cameron The government is investigating an allegation of financial irregularity at an academy trust previously praised by Prime Minister David… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News New chair of the National College of Teaching and Leadership announced The new chair of the National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has been announced. Roger Pope, principal of… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Call for schools to stop dyspraxic girls “slipping through the net” Schools have been urged to help address a “significant gap” in the diagnosis of dyspraxia among girls after a… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Workload expert group members mostly from schools in the south The geographical spread of schools represented in the government’s newest working groups has again raised concerns about the north-south… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 969 Older