News Ofsted confirms radical reforms to education inspections New criteria will be used across all education inspections following significant reforms announced by Ofsted today. From September 2015,… Paul Bishop 11y Paul Bishop 11y News Minister withdraws pupil exclusion guidance less than a month after new rules start A guide on pupil exclusion has been withdrawn – less than a month after updated rules came into force…. Paul Bishop 11y Paul Bishop 11y News Tributes paid to Teacher’s Toolkit author Paul Ginnis who died suddenly on Friday The family of Paul Ginnis, who wrote the influential best-seller The Teacher’s Toolkit, have paid tribute to the “inspiring”… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Cameron criticised for excluding 16 to 18 funding from post-2015 ringfence plan A decision by the Conservative Party not to pledge the same funding protection for 16 to 18-year-olds as under 16s has been… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Cameron pledges to protect school budget – but admits to ‘real-terms’ cut David Cameron has promised to protect state school pupil funding if the Conservatives remain in power. The prime minister made the… Paul Bishop 11y Paul Bishop 11y News Hunt sparks backlash after telling parent to ‘stop moaning’ Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has provoked a Twitter backlash after telling a parent to “stop moaning” and “do some work”…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Schools ‘requiring improvement’ face academisation Schools rated as “requires improvement” face the prospect of becoming academies, education secretary Nicky Morgan told the BBC this… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News College of Teaching proposals revealed It won’t regulate, discipline or force membership – but for £70 a year the newly proposed College of Teaching… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Support staff put in unpaid overtime to aid busy teachers, survey finds Three quarters of support staff in state schools are “picking up the slack” for busy teachers by working over… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Gove is ‘supportive’ but not in driving seat, says Morgan Appearing on today’s Andrew Marr Show, Nicky Morgan said it was complete nonsense that Michael Gove is ‘back-seat driving’ the Department… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Get kids to learn times tables, or get sacked – Morgan reveals new policy Primary school children will need to pass tests focused on times tables and extended writing – otherwise senior leaders… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofsted reveal 147 school staff still waiting for ‘disqualification by association’ decisions Ofsted has admitted than more than half of workers who applied for a waiver to ‘disqualification by association’ rules… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 992 Older