News Union chief tells teachers to stop being a ‘slave to bureaucracy’ School leaders “take on too much” and must not be “slaves to bureaucracy”, warns ASCL’s interim general secretary Malcolm… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News 1,000 new multi-academy trusts needed by 2020, says national schools commissioners About 1,000 new multi-academy trusts will be created by 2020 with smaller chains having to grow to accommodate more… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Digital illiteracy is cause of increased teacher workload Digital illiteracy amongst teachers and a lack of innovation in educational technology is increasing workload, suggests a new report… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News New Schools Network to open first regional office in Manchester The government-sponsored New Schools Network (NSN), paid to promote and support the opening of free schools, will open its… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Primary ‘clarifications’ leave teachers confused over interventions The government has refused to guarantee schools they will not face intervention based on this year’s primary assessment results… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Good News: National funding formula includes cash pledge for beleaguered PFI schools Schools stuck with hefty private finance initiative contracts will be given extra funding under the new national formula after… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Multi-academy trusts to form landmark partnership to drive up standards Two large multi-academy trusts have announced a pioneering partnership, which will see them work together to drive up standards… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Warnings over scarlet fever outbreaks in schools Teachers are being reminded to be vigilant in the wake of a rise in outbreaks of scarlet fever. Schools… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Central Bedfordshire becomes third University Technical College to close over poor recruitment A struggling University Technical College (UTC) which has already been rescued by a neighbouring further education college is to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sir Michael Wilshaw: Multi-academy trusts have developed same weaknesses as worst-performing councils Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has claimed today that multi-academy trusts have “manifested the same weaknesses” as the… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Sir Michael Wilshaw: Remove independent school tax benefits unless they sponsor academies Independent schools should lose their tax benefits if they refuse to become academy sponsors, Sir Michael Wilshaw said today…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Wilshaw: Remove independent school tax breaks if they don’t sponsor academies Independent schools should lose their tax benefits if they don’t sponsor academies, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. The Ofsted… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 1,033 Older
