News Skirts banned as Yorkshire school brings in trousers-only policy A school in east Yorkshire will join at least 63 others in being “trousers-only” for girls after male teachers allegedly… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall supports free schools Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall has said she supports free schools – in contrast to previous Labour policy. Appearing… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College of Teaching announces 15 committee members to choose founding trustees The search has started to find 13 trustees who will lead the formation of the College of Teaching. The… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Mausoleum next to school sports field rejected A mausoleum due to be built next to a Staffordshire secondary school has been refused planning permission after the… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Primary schools celebrating the end of SATs criticised for throwing parties It was party time in many primary schools last week as year 6 pupils celebrated the end of their… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Exam boards told to rewrite GCSE maths papers following difficulty row The qualifications watchdog has told exam boards to rewrite parts of their GCSE maths exam papers following the row over… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Number of pupils missing school rises slightly, new figures show Pupils have missed 800,000 more days this autumn term compared to last year as school absence rates crept up…. Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Three Ofsted inspections into free schools published in election run-up – compared to 10 last year Only three Ofsted inspections into free schools were published in the run up to the election – compared to… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Property website lets home hunters check schools’ Ofsted ratings Property website Rightmove has added a resource on its website to allow people to easily find the Ofsted result… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News ‘Coasting schools’ are not defined by their Ofsted grade, and 6 other things we learned from Nicky Morgan In the first ever Schools Week webinar, education secretary Nicky Morgan told us more about her future plans. … Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Graham Stuart to step down from education select committee After eight years in post, Graham Stuart has said that he will not be putting his name forward to… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Schools Week editor interviews education secretary, Nicky Morgan – audio recording On Monday, May 18, Schools Week editor Laura McInerney interviewed the education secretary, Nicky Morgan (audio recording available below)…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 975 Older