News ATL and NUT chiefs coy on potential merger, but admit they will continue to work together “closely” The general secretaries behind two unions facing rumours of a potential merger have said it could be discussed at… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Nick Clegg weighs in over decision to end funding for small schools’ free meals support A decision to end funding for a grant aimed at helping small infant schools fund free meals has been… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Nick Gibb: Year 3 to 6 pupils should read ‘at least one book a week’ Children in years 3 to 6 should be reading “at least one book a week”, schools minister Nick Gibb… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted: England’s largest multi-academy trust is ‘failing too many pupils’ England’s largest multi-academy trust is failing too many pupils, with “mediocre” secondary academies, unacceptably low attendance and poor children… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Oxbridge access row erupts after Sutton Trust calls admissions ‘confusing and complex’ A war of words has broken out between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and a key charitable partner… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News University applications from 18-year-olds at all-time-high The proportion of 18-year-olds applying to university has reached a record high while applications from 20 to 24-year-olds have declined,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News DfE ends universal infant free meals small school support grant The government has ended an annual £2,300 grant to help small infant schools fund free meals for their pupils… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News One in three pupils believe it’s not safe to be openly gay, lesbian or bisexual in school Almost a third of pupils believe it’s not safe to be openly gay, lesbian or bisexual at their school… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News It’s official: University of Cambridge to introduce admission tests The University of Cambridge has told schools today it will introduce a “common format” admissions test. Pupils applying to… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Music and drama could become ‘preserve of elite’, new union boss claims A new union boss has claimed music and drama could be squeezed out of school timetables because of the… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Social mobility report: Problems in coastal and rural communities challenge north-south divide Social mobility problems are blighting England’s coastal and rural areas and wealthier regions too, a new report has found…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Hull school improvement ambitions praised by Ofsted, but GCSEs still ‘stubbornly low’ New ambitions for higher attainment in Hull have been “embraced” by council leaders but GCSE results remain “stubbornly low”,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 1,016 Older
