News DfE rules on ‘Disqualification by association’ unclear says NAHT The Department for Education needs to issue clearer guidance on who must be barred from working with young children,… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Ministers back college of teaching A proposed college of teaching has been backed by the government in an announcement by ministers Nicky Morgan and… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Authorities on target list left in the dark Authorities on a “target list” for academisation have been unaware that the Department for Education “concentrated its efforts” in… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Morgan sets aside £4.8m for ‘character-building’ Nicky Morgan has revealed details of her plan to promote character in schools, a proposal that she outlined as… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Primary school results improve across all subjects Performance in key stage two SATS has increased across all subjects, newly published figures show. Primary league tables show… Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News DfE agrees to publish regional schools commissioner registers of interests Education ministers have committed to greater transparency around regional schools commissioners, following criticism of them as “unaccountable and opaque”. Responding… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y News Morgan announces ’employer-led’ careers advice company A new “employer-led” company will launch next year to boost careers advice in schools and colleges, the education secretary announced… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News GCSE Science students should complete ‘log-book’ of sixteen experiments, says Ofqual GCSE pupils may no longer need to undertake practical controlled assessments for their science exams – but instead their… Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News Falling standards at isolated academies ‘disturbing’ says Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw has said “too many academies do not receive effective challenge and support” and warned about them becoming… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News DfE consults on plans for “world-class teaching profession” A consultation on creating a ‘world class teaching profession has been launched today by the Department for Education (DfE)…. Laura McInerney 11y Laura McInerney 11y News FEATURED: The initial teacher training landscape in England Teacher training is changing. After the release last week of figures giving numbers for those starting initial teacher training… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Ofqual accredits six new practical maths qualifications Children could be taught how to calculate change in house prices, or the value of mortgages, as part of… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y Newer 1 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 1,001 Older
