Billy Camden | Schools Week

High flying Spencer is off to Harvard… today!

Spencer Pescod is jetting off to Boston today to start his journey at Harvard university after achieving three A*’s in biology, maths and further maths, and two A’s in chemistry and physics. The 18-year-old landed a scholarship in mathematics and science to attend one of America’s top universities after fulfilling his potential at Shoreham academy, […]

Lucy makes Westland’s school history

Lucy Elliot-Brown is celebrating after securing a place at the University of East Anglia to study nursing after achieving her school’s first ever A* in English literature. The 18-year-old, who attended Westlands school, a secondary modern in Kent, also gained an A in media studies, B in biology and C in history. Lucy took part […]

Tenacious Tolworth girls’ school and sixth form students beat the odds

Tolworth girls’ school and sixth form has three standout students who have beaten the odds to secure places at top institutions across the country. Despite suffering from a serious illness during her studies, Jess Bush has achieved and A* and two As which sends her off to study veterinary medicine at Nottingham university. Siobhan Lowe, […]

Universities breach A-level results embargo by confirming student places a day early

A number of universities have breached the A-level results embargo and confirmed student places ahead of results day tomorrow. One university also released grade information directly to students, triggering UCAS to launch an investigation into the universities’ automated systems, which is blamed for the error. A-level grades can be released to students from 6am tomorrow […]

Teacher training figures: School-led routes soar while bursary subjects produce least teachers

The government’s favoured school-led teacher training routes accounted for nearly half of all trainees last year, figures released today have revealed. Initial teacher training statistics for 2014-15, released by the Department for Education (DfE) this morning, found school-led routes have the best pass rates, while subjects with large bursaries produce the lowest number of newly-qualified teachers, The statistics […]

School spend on re-advertising jobs soars

Schools are being forced to spend “extortionate” amounts on re-advertising jobs that have not been filled the first time round – as the teacher shortage crisis takes its toll, figures obtained by the Labour Party have revealed. New figures released under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act to former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell reveal […]

Top school chef axed as government free school meals funding ‘cuts’ bite

A high-profile school chef, who was in the final of a national TV cooking show, has been made redundant after the government ended its grant to help small schools fund free meals for infant pupils. Jo Wotton (pictured) headed up the in-house catering service at The Saints Way multi-academy trust’s five schools in Cornwall for more than […]

UTCs need ‘radical improvement’ to survive – Wilshaw

University Technical Colleges need “radical improvement” if the model is to survive, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. The Ofsted chief inspector has been a champion of the controversial 14 to 19 vocational institutions during his tenure, but said consistency in their performance was missing and described their track record as “patchy” in a speech this […]