News The game changer: Schools Week’s year-long investigation into qualification switching and PiXL Last year, Schools Week revealed how school network partnership PiXL encouraged the use of obscure qualifications to boost pupil… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Free breakfasts proposed for primary schools A parliamentary report that highlighted the problem of children going to school hungry has proposed free breakfasts to tackle… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Parent-led free schools in steady decline The future of free schools as independent, standalone institutions is in doubt as new rules requiring academies to join… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Exam board deal saves language GCSEs and A levels, but Dutch and Persian face the axe Endangered GCSEs and A levels in languages including Panjabi, Portuguese and Japanese have been saved after a deal was… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News 10 key findings from the DfE’s accounts: Bonuses, data breaches and lots more pay-offs The Department for Education (finally) published its annual accounts yesterday. As expected, it wasn’t good news. The government’s spending… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News NAHT: Compulsory PSHE would protect teachers from accusations of ‘brainwashing’ Personal, social, health and economics education (PSHE) should be compulsory in schools to protect teachers from accusations of hidden… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Scrap KS1 spelling and grammar test following paper leak, heads urge government Schools should be “freed from the obligation” of running this year’s key stage 1 spelling, grammar and punctuation test… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News DfE writes off £10m losses on free schools and academies The Department for Education (DfE) has written off nearly £10 million as losses soar under the expansion of its… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Government inquiry launched as primary test leaked online Material to be used in the new primary school assessments has been accidentally released online by the government agency… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News DfE accounts lack ‘truth and fairness’ says finance watchdog The Department for Education’s financial statements lack “truth and fairness” according to the government’s audit watchdog. The department (DfE)… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ex-Cabinet Office official Jonathan Slater is new Department for Education permanent secretary Jonathan Slater, a senior Cabinet Office official who has also worked in the Ministries of Justice and Defence, has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Advice for schools on helping fasting Muslim pupils through Ramadan School pupils fasting for Ramadan should have access to quiet resting space, cooler classrooms and room for prayer near… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 1,024 Older
