News We want to know why our free school bid failed, says parent group The leader of a parent group that unsuccessfully applied to open a free school in south London wants to… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Whistleblowing in schools on the rise A lack of “local authority oversight” over academies could help to explain the “huge increase” in calls to a… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Ofsted inspector tells schools to stick with levels … just change the criteria An Ofsted inspector regarded as “one of the most experienced in the country” has advised school leaders to keep… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News EXCLUSIVE: Schools urged to enter pupils for fast-track ‘GCSE’ taught in just 3 days – This is not a con trick, says company chief – Pupils must pass an exam (after three days)… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y 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 11y Nicky Phillips 11y 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 11y Nick Linford 11y 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 11y Sophie Scott 11y 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 11y Nicky Phillips 11y 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 11y Nicky Phillips 11y 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 11y Sophie Scott 11y 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 11y Sophie Scott 11y 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 11y Sophie Scott 11y Newer 1 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 1,015 Older
