News Academies given permission to borrow from DfE capital funds Academies and colleges will be allowed to borrow money from government capital funds for the first time, it has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Government invests a further £150m in primary school PE and sport Primary schools in England have been given more than £150 million this year to improve PE lessons. The money… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Teen sentenced to life after he admits teacher’s murder A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for life today for the murder of his teacher Ann Maguire. Will Cornick… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News One in four trainee teachers not prepared for poor student behaviour, survey reveals A quarter of teachers say their initial teacher training (ITT) failed to prepare them for the management of poorly… Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News Ofsted deny media influence as council chiefs call for independent review Ofsted is becoming too “media-driven” it has been warned, as local government leaders call for an independent review of… Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News Interventions in failing schools cost £382m a year – and ‘make little difference’, says public spending watchdog More than half of underperforming maintained schools did not improve after ‘formal intervention’, such as a change of governance… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y News Schools funding boss Lauener to also become Skills Funding Agency chief The boss of the schools funding agency is set to add adult education to his list of responsibilities with… Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners Academy status should not be seen as the preserve of large, urban schools, says Paul Smith, the regional schools… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Parents struggle with cost of school, say Children’s Commission More than two thirds of parents have struggled with the cost of school, with half cutting back spending on… Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News DfE calls for evidence as it prepares to draw up new teaching assistant standards A call for evidence has been launched today by the Department for Education (DfE) to support the development of… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y News Questions raised over Ofsted quality after cut-and-paste sacking Ofsted’s quality assurance leaves schools unable to know whether the inspection team that “walks through the school gates will… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y News England’s largest academies chain issued with notice of financial concern The largest academy chain in England has been slapped with a notice of financial concern by the Education Funding… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 979 Older
