News NASUWT conference: Schools pay out millions for injuries, assaults and unfair dismissals More than £16 million was paid out by schools to teachers who were unfairly dismissed, injured or assaulted at… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Schools urged to teach risks of online abuse after survey shows 53% of teachers aware of sexting All schools should communicate the “risks and threats” of sexting and social media abuse, a leading charity has warned… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Suffolk free schools accused of ‘flimsy’ evidence for demand The government is facing questions over why it approved two multi-million-pound free schools despite “flimsy” evidence for demand, as… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News School absence rates rise in line with pupil illness Pupil illness has continued to be the driving cause for increased school absence, according to official government statistics. Figures… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Perry Beeches academy trust gave £1.3m to private company which paid ‘second salary’ to ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan An academy trust funnelled more than £1m to a private company which then paid a “second salary” to the trust’s… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Morgan to be grilled by MPs over white paper academies plan Education secretary Nicky Morgan will be grilled by MPs over her plans for education next month. Ms Morgan will… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News New laws will force schools to do national reference tests The government has confirmed today it will pass legislation forcing selected schools to take part in new national reference… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News The 6 secrets of school turnarounds as revealed by study of 160 academies What does the British Olympic boxing team and a successful academy have in common? Researchers have found that high… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Excluded pupils will still count in school’s results The practice of academies that exclude pupils to skew their results and claim “rapid improvements” is set to be… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Headteacher promises ‘non-corporate’ academy chain if forced to convert A York headteacher is promising parents his school will not become a “corporate” operation if forced to become an… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Peer-review journal planned The Department for Education is set to fund a new peer-reviewed British education journal – and to open up… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News ‘Achieving Excellence Areas’ to receive targeted support Areas of England with low standards for learners and poor capacity to improve are to be targeted for extra… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 1,016 Older