News We need more ‘trust and encouragement’ from Ofsted chief, say school leaders Teachers should get more “trust and encouragement” from Ofsted’s chief inspector who should deliver more “positive messaging”, school leaders… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News PFI FIRMS: Multi-million pound profits from ‘flipping’ contracts Private firms have posted profits totalling tens of millions of pounds since 2012 from selling their stake in government-awarded… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Will schools get a better deal under revamped PFI? Special assemblies were held this term at Hylton Castle Primary School to celebrate the opening of their new school… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Headteacher scraps ‘mad’ year 11 revision classes to protect pupil mental health A headteacher has scrapped extra revision classes and interventions for year 11 to protect students’ mental health in the… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Female teachers in their 30s leave classroom at highest rates Schools have been urged to offer flexible working opportunities, such as “keep in touch days” and cash retainers after… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News PFI FIRMS: The low-key investment firm that owns 260 UK schools One of the largest buyers of equity in schools is a firm called Innisfree, based in central London. It… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News RSCs and councils ask schools for ‘impossible’ primary assessment predictions School leaders are furious that local authorities and regional school commissioners (RSCs) are asking for predicted grades for this… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News INVESTIGATION: Who will pick up the tab for PFI? Schools Week can today reveal how the toxic legacy of costly PFI contracts threatens to derail the government’s promised… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Fair funding formula could be toxic for PFI schools Pledges to create a new England-wide fair funding formula could be derailed unless ministers find a way to fund… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News REVEALED: The true scale of school PFI debts Every state school in England would have to pay more than £1 million each to clear the debt owed… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News ASCL kicks off conference season with survey revealing ‘damaging’ funding cuts The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has launched its annual conference today with a survey revealing “the… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News EXCLUSIVE: DfE £65k teacher salary advert ruled ‘not misleading’ by advert authority The Department for Education (DfE) has been cleared of allegations that its £3 million recruitment advert was misleading for… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 1,033 Older
