News Half of all councils face ‘uphill battle’ against primary place shortfalls by 2018 Primary school pupils could outnumber places in almost 40 per cent of council areas by September 2016, the Local… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News HQ of three education organisations including Ark Schools remain closed due to central London fire The central London offices of three education organisations, including Ark Schools, remain closed this week following an electrical fire… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News RSC agrees to expansion of Redditch schools, despite MP and parent concerns A regional schools commissioner has granted permission for neighbouring academies to convert into two-tier schools – despite concerns it… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News No suggestion that tests for reception pupils are ‘traumatic’, say assessment providers Children’s author Philip Pulman is among 80 signatories to a letter published in the Guardian today urging the government… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News Newspaper editor falls for April Fool’s prank: ‘I should have known – idea of transparency is just too far-fetched’ Schools Week editor Laura McInerney has said she should have known our April Fool’s day prank story was a… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News EXCLUSIVE: Leaked documents reveal new free schools to be named after politicians NB – This story was published as an April Fool’s story. Three new free schools due to open after… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News What actually happens at a teacher union conference? – The inside view. I spent six years as a teacher and never once went to a teacher union conference. In fact, the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News NQT retention rate branded ‘dismal’ as union reveals two in five stay less than a year The “dismal” retention rate of newly-qualified teachers (NQTs) has been lamented by a union leader after figures revealed only three… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Gove’s ‘school structure experiment’ has left schools in free-fall – Bousted Michael Gove’s “great school structure experiment” has failed, and the proof is in the schools which “fall through gaps… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ninety per cent of teachers have no training on dealing with young carers, union survey shows A survey by Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) found that ninety per cent of those surveyed said they… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News New rules demanding governors publish their interests online or face suspension “the right thing to do” New rules demanding governors publish a register of their interests online – including relationships with school staff – have… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y In Short, News Breaking: Firm chosen for new national reference tests with first exams set for March 2017 A firm has been selected to develop and introduce the new national reference tests – with the first pupils set to… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y Newer 1 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 1,017 Older
