News Ofsted plan for shorter and more frequent ‘risk-based’ inspections Ofsted’s chief inspector has set out plans for “frequent but shorter” inspections for good schools and colleges from next… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners Small multi-academy trusts (MATs) will be encouraged to work together to help tackle underperformance in the east of England,… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Review panel set to consider status of teaching assistant role New standards on the status of teaching assistants are to be drawn up by a review panel, the Department… Philip Nye 11y Philip Nye 11y News State-private partnership lacks evidence The government has announced it will fund a scheme aimed at joining up private schools with state primaries in… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Exclusive: Free school ‘forced me out’ for not being top university ready An MP is to start a ‘vigorous’ inquiry into a selective sixth form’s admissions policy after a number of… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Sats results quashed at primary schools Investigations have been carried out at two primary schools after concerns were raised about key stage 2 tests, with… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Ofsted website inspections on the rise Ofsted has increased its monitoring of school websites, Schools Week can reveal. In the past three years, 109 inspection… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Unions angry at ‘behind the scenes’ negotiations by NASUWT The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said it was “disappointed” and seeking “urgent clarification” today after the NASUWT union… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Morgan shifts gear but is ‘not easily held back’ In a speech light on policy but with a change in rhetoric Nicky Morgan has pledged to reduce teacher… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Morgan ‘not looking at’ assisted places or new grammar schools The education secretary Nicky Morgan has said she is ‘not looking at’ the return of assisted places or new… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Free meal census creates funding ‘fears’ Concern has been raised over the calculation of funding for universal infant free school meals (UIFSM), based on the… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Teach First hits back at new private school trainee scheme Concerns have been raised by Teach First about a scheme to place trainee teachers into top private schools. Earlier… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y Newer 1 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 990 991 Older