News

Most council-maintained schools shouldn’t pay apprenticeship levy, ministers claim

Ministers have slapped down the Local Government Association (LGA) over calls for small schools to be “exempt” from the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School places left out of plans for garden villages

Tens of thousands of homes are to be built in new self-sufficient “garden villages” and towns across England, but...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School improvement ‘failing’ at University of Chester Academies Trust, says Ofsted

A university-backed academy trust has been criticised by Ofsted for failing in its school improvement strategies and “below average”...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools should teach all pupils ‘digital citizenship’, says children’s commissioner

Schools should teach ‘digital citizenship’ to all pupils aged four to 14 to help keep them safe online, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools warned over cold-calling ‘ransomware’ scam

Fraudsters posing as government officials are contacting schools in attempts to hold important computer files to ransom, police have...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

New Year’s Honours 2017: Medals go to 5 headteacher board members

Five members of the government’s influential ‘headteacher boards’ which advise regional schools commissioners have been recognised in the new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Government launches pro-grammar schools ‘campaign’ just days after official consultation closes

The government is seeking the backing of its own party members and supporters for a ‘campaign’ in favour of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

10 key findings from the DfE’s accounts: Pay-offs, write-offs and failed UTCs

The Department for Education has published its annual accounts for 2015-16. As expected, the government’s spending watchdog has once...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Errors in exam papers tripled this year, Ofqual report reveals

The number of ‘material errors’ in the design of A level and GCSE exam papers has more than tripled...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker