News Theresa May pushes troubled children free schools plan Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should support and open alternative provision free schools, Theresa May has said. The home… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Free schools: parents pushed out as multi-academy trusts move in The government’s latest announcement of approved free schools continues the trend away from parent-led schemes, with multi-academy trusts the… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Support staff working extra hours for no extra pay, union warns Two thirds of teaching assistants and support staff are working up to six additional hours each week to cover… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Warning notices: are local authorities acting on struggling schools? Only 34 local authorities – or one in five – are issuing warning notices to the underperforming schools they… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News DfE refuses to publish register of interests online The Department for Education (DfE) still refuses to publish the register of interests for its own directors online, despite… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Firm that pulled out of failing academy now working with RSCs A private firm handed a government contract to judge the quality of struggling schools pulled out of running an… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Baseline tests ‘potentially damaging’ says ATL and NUT survey New baseline assessment tests for reception pupils have been labelled “inaccurate, invalid and unreliable” – with teachers claiming they… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Baseline providers hit back at unions over disadvantage claims The three providers of the baseline reception tests have hit back at claims that their assessments are not credible… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News MP’s bill for schools to challenge Ofsted passes first hurdle Legislation proposing new powers for schools to challenge Ofsted inspection results has passed its first stage in parliament after… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Theresa May’s migrant salary threshold means schools face hiking pay or losing staff Schools will be forced to raise salaries or face losing key staff when new earnings thresholds for non-EU migrants… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Sir Michael Wilshaw congratulates three ‘exceptional’ headteachers under new Ofsted approach Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has written to three “exceptional” school leaders as part of a new initiative by… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Crisis? What crisis? Nick Gibb stays stoic after damning NAO report Teacher recruitment targets missed, vacancies up almost tenfold and a stark warning from key auditors, but still no crisis,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 1,015 Older
