News Legal challenge to Kent grammar ‘expansion’ dropped after information ‘held back’ Two separate groups opposing the government’s decision to allow a Kent grammar school to “expand” have announced today they… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News DfE changes ‘pervasive’ accounting after audit office criticism Department for Education plans for getting its accounts in order after stinging criticism from the government’s audit watchdog have… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Primary leader creates tables to navigate complicated post-levels assessment A primary school senior leader has put together a table highlighting the complicated system planned for assessing children whose… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Religious studies: Humanism vs Christianity, What should schools teach? A High Court judgment in November has caused confusion over the new religious studies (RS) GCSE. Over the Christmas break,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ministers refuse to back down on decision to scrap ICT as petition passes 10,000 A petition calling on education ministers to rethink scrapping GCSE and A-level ICT has fallen on deaf ears after… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Society magazine Tatler snubs northern schools (again) Northern schools have once again been ignored in a society magazine’s list of “best state schools”. Since 2014, Tatler… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ofsted inspections of special schools drops by 85% There has been a dramatic drop in the number of special schools inspected by Ofsted this academic year. Last… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News MPs band together to call for Nicky Morgan to make PSHE statutory – as government misses response deadline The chairs of four parliamentary committees have urged the government to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) and… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News The Yo-Yo School: How John Cass went from ‘oustanding’ to inadequate’ and back again in one year In November 2014, Sir John Cass’s Foundation and Redcoat School in east London was stripped of its outstanding rating… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Morgan’s online times tables check leads way for more screen-based assessments Nicky Morgan’s announcement that children will take “high-stakes” online times-tables tests at the end of primary school could herald… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Gaming is ‘good for children’s brains’, study suggests Playing computer games in the classroom can improve pupil attainment, a study published today suggests. Brain imaging shows that… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Government ‘does not hold’ grammar school documents Nicky Morgan spent 11 months reviewing The Department for Education has refused to confirm whether it holds a controversial application form presented by a Kent… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 1,001 Older
