News Falling standards at isolated academies ‘disturbing’ says Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw has said “too many academies do not receive effective challenge and support” and warned about them becoming… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News DfE consults on plans for “world-class teaching profession” A consultation on creating a ‘world class teaching profession has been launched today by the Department for Education (DfE)…. Laura McInerney 10y Laura McInerney 10y News FEATURED: The initial teacher training landscape in England Teacher training is changing. After the release last week of figures giving numbers for those starting initial teacher training… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ofqual accredits six new practical maths qualifications Children could be taught how to calculate change in house prices, or the value of mortgages, as part of… Philip Nye 10y Philip Nye 10y News EFA prepares for Clegg’s post-16 register A new register of post-16 courses is to be created and made available to school sixth forms from September… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News MPs accuse Morgan of not listening Nicky Morgan is determined to continue with plans to decouple AS and A-levels, despite education select committee members telling… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News ‘Whole cohort’ KS2 annulments rise Key stage 2 results in 37 schools were annulled in at least one subject last year, six times as… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News DfE’s performance descriptors – panel of consultants revealed The names of the 10 experts who drafted the new teacher assessment “performance descriptors” have been released after a… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News MP calls for clarity as RSC powers expand Regional school commissioners will need to be more transparent about their decisions when they adopt strong new powers next… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ofsted chief defends ‘impartial’ inspectors Ofsted’s chief inspector has defended the impartiality of inspectors when they inspect faith schools. Sir Michael Wilshaw said inspectors,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Poor pay leaves support staff sweeping the roads Many school support staff have to take on a second job to make ends meet, suggests a survey for… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Where are Gove’s ‘magnificent seven’ now? On March 26, 2012, Michael Gove namechecked his so-called “magnificent seven” academy leaders in a speech to the Association… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 969 Older