News GCSE grade appeals up 56 per cent Exam regulator Ofqual has published provisional data showing that the number of enquiries about results and appeals against results… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Agnew considers formal complaint against newspaper allegations The chairman of an academy trust alleged to have received tip-offs over the date of Ofsted inspections says that… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Councils take court action on free school Two councils have launched separate High Court challenges over the location of a free school. In the latest development… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Sikh-ethos school opens two months late as funding restored A Sikh-ethos free school that had its funding withdrawn five days before it was due to open in early… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News MPs shun select committee hearing on PSHE An MP has spoken of her disappointment that as few as three MPs were present at an inquiry into… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Ofsted calls – when the teachers are on strike A secondary school in Suffolk has been inspected last week, despite most staff taking part in industrial action at… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Fifth change in junior post since 2010 as Fovargue joins Labour’s education team New junior shadow education minister Yvonne Fovargue (pictured below) says she will “relish the chance” to take forward Labour’s… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Results show Knowsley is worst performing area for GCSEs One local authority has become the only area in England to see its schools’ GCSE results on average fall… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News Tougher GCSE rules lead to drop in results The headline GCSE pass rate has fallen by almost five percentage points this year, new figures from the Department… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y News EXCLUSIVE: Tories fight back after Clegg’s office claim teacher Workload Challenge was ‘his idea’ A row has broken out between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats about whose idea it was to launch an… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Clegg challenges teachers to identify ‘pointless processes and paperwork’ A new policy development initiative to reduce bureaucracy across the public sector is to be piloted first with teachers,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Morgan calls on Hunt to stop criticising Free Schools as applications hit record high Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, has told Tristram Hunt, to stop “running down” the success of free schools in… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 982 Older