News Regional schools commissioner Paul Smith resigns Paul Smith, the regional schools commissioner (RSC) for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, has resigned. It is believed Mr Smith has… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Birmingham and Tower Hamlets schools “improving slowly” after Ofsted targeted inspections Schools put into special measures by Ofsted over extremism fears are “improving slowly”, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said today…. Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Primary schools receive £10k grants for improving phonics teaching Primary schools that have shown “expertise” in teaching pupils to read will receive £10,000 to share their knowledge with… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Michael Wilshaw: Heads should report destination of all ‘deleted’ pupils Headteachers should be legally required to establish and record the destination of pupils leaving the education system amid fears they could… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Special needs expert to lead review of low attaining pupils’ assessment The government has launched a review into the accurate assessment of pupils with lower attainment. It will be headed… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Ofsted call for school-based nursery provision reveals ‘panic’ over places, claims expert Ofsted’s renewed call for more places in school-based early years provision is a sign the watchdog is “panicking” over… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Education committee members who went to private school At least three of the 11 members of the new education select committee attended fee-paying schools, broadly reflecting the… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y News Education Bill 2015: The week in review As the education and adoption bill crawls its way through the committee stage, Schools Week senior reporter Freddie Whittaker… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Ofsted brands Perry Beeches III free school ‘inadequate’ A free school in Birmingham has been dubbed inadequate and placed into special measures by Ofsted, just weeks after… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Wakefield academy trust praised in Ofsted’s third focused inspection report An academy trust has been praised by Ofsted for “making a positive difference” for pupils. Wakefield City Academies Trust… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Free schools have three times more unqualified teachers than maintained schools Free schools have triple the number of unqualified teachers in their classrooms compared to local authority-maintained schools. A total of… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Education bill: What has happened so far? The government must have the power to warn schools about performance and safety standards because “obstructive” councils “block the… Billy Camden 10y Billy Camden 10y Newer 1 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 969 Older
