News, Politics

Timpson review: School accountability drive ‘could increase exclusions’

Damian Hinds had promised to “work with the sector” to ensure proposals for schools to be accountable for the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

31 trusts fail to justify pay – but DfE admits it’s powerless to act

Thirty-one academy trusts have failed to justify their levels of executive pay to the government, the Department for Education...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Breaktimes cut by up to 65 minutes a week, and 6 other findings from a landmark study

A landmark study on school breaktimes show they are getting shorter, taking up more staff and are more likely...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Politics

Hinds pledges £2m to help schools tackle child exploitation

Schools will get help to tackle child criminal or sexual exploitation under a £2 million scheme announced by the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Two senior civil servants appointed as RSCs

Two senior civil servants have been appointed as regional schools commissioners – seemingly signalling the end of school leaders...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

AQA to replace exam papers after batch stolen

The exam board AQA will replace four exam papers already sent to schools after a batch was stolen. Police...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Tackling off-rolling could prompt exclusions rise, and 8 other findings from the Timpson review

The government’s long-awaited review of exclusions has finally been published today. The Timpson review, carried out by former children’s...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Birmingham council appoints ex-prosecutor to mediate LGBT education protests

A leading former prosecutor has been appointed by Birmingham council to mediate between two sides in a dispute over...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Networked ‘ecosystems’ could transform learning

The next education secretary must be “less parochial” and “look at what the rest of the world is doing”,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker