News Ukip keeps schtum on plans to deny school places to immigrant children The UK Independence Party (Ukip) this week remained tight-lipped about a policy to deny free state education to immigrants’… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Education must not be “sacrificed on altar of deficit”, union chief will today warn Austerity measures putting a squeeze on school budgets must not result in children’s education being sacrificed, the president of… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News West London Free School leaders plan ‘academically rigorous’ school in Oxford Two assistant headteachers from Toby Young’s West London Free School are planning a free school in Oxford. Laura Mathews… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exam board chief: Time to consider allowing mobile phones and laptops in exams Assessment should be “liberated from the straitjacket of pen and paper” with pupils allowed to use smart phones and… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News EXCLUSIVE: Grey Coat school apologises for donation ‘confusion’ A top state school has apologised to parents after Schools Week exclusively revealed their admissions letter appeared to breach… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Pupil who designed new £1 coin was encouraged by his teacher A Walsall teenager told by his teacher about a competition to design the “tails” side of the new £1… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Budget reveals measures for reducing ‘back-office’ spend in schools While chancellor George Osborne failed to mention education in his budget speech, the full report includes measures for reducing… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Experience of Priority Schools Building Programme “really has been painful” says London head An evidence session of the education select committee into the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) heard claims from a… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Confidence in Ofsted ‘undermined’ by Trojan Horse investigations Confidence in Ofsted has been undermined and needs to be restored, according to the Education Select Committee’s latest report… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Trojan Horse investigations led to ‘crisis and confusion’ Conducting multiple inquiries into concerns about Birmingham’s so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ plot led to “a sense of crisis and confusion”,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News King’s Leadership Academy is national winner of character education awards A Warrington free school which issues passports to its pupils to log the success of character education has been… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Next government should split Ofsted in two and prioritise accountability of primaries – education committee The next government should reconsider splitting Ofsted in two and prioritise increased accountability in the primary school sector, the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 993 Older
