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 News Hobby hails ‘great deal we can do together’ as NAHT joins the TUC The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has become the latest education union to affiliate with the Trades Union… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News New sponsors, new uniforms – for £70,000 The failure of one academy trust has left the taxpayer paying up to £70,000 for new school uniforms, exclusive… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News New investigation into Ofsted ‘tipping-off’ claims at Norfolk schools Ofsted has today announced that a new investigation will be carried out into allegations that three schools received prior… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y Newer 1 975 976 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 991 Older
