News

Governors ‘must have mandatory pre-appointment training’

Governors should be required to have “pre-appointment training” before they sit on school boards, paid for by the government,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Major MAT Progress 8 scores tumble when accounting for ex-pupils

The progress scores of major multi-academy trusts including Harris Federation, Outwood Grange and Delta all drop off if they...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Teachers ARE motivated by pay, research shows

The idea that teachers are not motivated by pay is misleading and not backed by evidence, according to a...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Teachers are entering and leaving the job at the same rate – and other school workforce findings

The Department for Education published the 2017 school workforce census figures this morning. Schools Week has the key findings: 1....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

A third of state schools allow pupils to opt out of languages in year 9

Over a third of state schools now allow pupils to opt out of studying a language in year 9,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Adopted children need better support at school

Schools should give teachers more training to help pupils who have experienced trauma, a leading charity has said, after...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Government plans a review of children’s physical activity at school

Schools’ efforts to engage their least active pupils in physical activities will be reviewed by the government as it...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Exam stress ‘isn’t new’, and two other things we learned from ministers at education questions

MPs grilled education secretary Damian Hinds at the House of Commons this afternoon, alongside the children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

DfE rubber-stamps closure of troubled studio school

The troubled Isle of Wight Studio School will close next summer, the Department for Education has confirmed. Closure was...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson