News Exclusive: Secondary sponsored academies four times more likely to remain Ofsted inadequate New figures have cast further doubt on the government’s assertion that becoming an academy improves schools – revealing inadequate… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Thousands more primary school pupils excluded after surge in classroom attacks Thousands more primary school pupils are being temporarily excluded for attacking teachers and pupils, new figures have revealed today…. Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News DfE accuses exam board chief of “making excuses for lamentable failure” in marker shortage row A war of words has broken out between an exam board chief and the Department for Education over claims… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Southport MP John Pugh given Lib Dems’ education brief The Liberal Democrats have appointed Southport MP John Pugh as their new education spokesperson. Former religious studies teacher Mr Pugh,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Nicky Morgan launches working groups to tackle teachers biggest concerns Education secretary Nicky Morgan today announced three working groups to tackle concerns around teachers’ workload. Speaking at the Teach… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Regional schools commissioner says more information will be shared about academy conversion decisions Academy conversion decisions made behind closed doors by regional schools commissioners (RSCs) and their headteacher boards could be set… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Leaked report claims schools are trying to recreate levels for new national curriculum Schools are trying to recreate levels assessment systems based on the new national curriculum, a leaked version of a… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Almost half of academies could be ‘coasting’, report warns Almost half of all academies could fall within the government’s new “coasting” definition and three in four academy chains… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exclusive: Government to close NCTL’s flagship teacher training centre The government’s flagship teacher training centre in Nottingham is to be closed and sold off. The National College for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Inspiration Trust forced to defend its suitability for school takeover after consultation finds majority of parents opposed An academy chain has reiterated its intent to take over a school despite an independent consultation finding the “great… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Targets off the table for pupil premium funding The Department for Education’s (DfE) top civil servant has reassured teachers they will not have to meet targets over… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Nick Gibb: We will save community languages from scrap heap Schools minister Nick Gibb has today pledged to take action to save community language qualifications from the axe. Exam… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y Newer 1 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 979 Older