Author: James Carr

The Department for Education’s free-to-use Teaching Vacancies website is failing to advertise more than 55 per cent of available positions, new analysis has claimed. The government-run teacher vacancy service was rolled out across England in April last year as part of a strategy to aid recruitment and retention. I think people underestimate how difficult it […]

Older people are more likely to think teachers have a manageable workload, and many parents still don’t know about changes to GCSE grades, a new survey shows. The Department for Education has published its latest survey on the British public’s attitude towards education. The DfE surveyed 2,491 respondents and the data was weighted to reflect […]

Ministers have been told to prioritise curriculum funding for schools that will develop resources showcasing women in STEM, after a study found not a single women is mentioned in the GCSE science curriculum. Teacher training charity Teach First today launched its ‘STEMinism’ campaign calling on the government to address gender gaps in science, technology, engineering […]

The Community Schools Trust (CST) has appointed former headteacher Barry Smith as its new regional schools director. Smith will join the east London based academy trust later this month to oversee teaching and learning after parting ways with Inspiration Trust last week. He previously served as headteacher at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy and in his […]

New figures have revealed five free schools cost more than £30 million to set up. The Department for Education (DfE) today released its latest batch of figures for the amount of capital funding spent on free schools, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and studio schools. It reveals for the first time the DfE’s capital spend on […]

A lack of school nursing services means pupils who are victims of familial sexual abuse could slip through the cracks and go unnoticed by authorities, according to a new report Ofsted has joined forces with fellow government watchdogs HMI Probation, Care Quality Commission and HMI Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service to provide a “multi […]

Academies spend more on back-office functions than maintained schools do, and they don’t achieve economies of scale by forming multi-academy trusts, research suggests. The analysis also revealed academies spend less on educational support for disadvantaged pupils than maintained schools. The findings contradict claims by ministers that academies can free up more money for pupils by […]

An academy trust has been accused of “financially exploiting the funding crisis” by selling a money-saving curriculum planning tool to struggling schools for up to £3,000. However, others have praised the work of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, following the launch of its online Curriculum Led Financial Planning (CLFP) tool last year. The tool is part […]

Girls are more than twice as likely than boys to achieve a pass grade in GCSE languages, a new report has revealed. A report published today by the British Council also found just 38 per cent of boys sat GCSE languages in 2018, compared to 50 per cent of all girls. Unions have claimed the […]