News

Sir Rod Aldridge becomes patron of own academy trust

The millionaire businessman behind Aldridge Education academy trust has been named as its patron after relinquishing his role as...

James Carr
James Carr
News

Teachers’ heartbreak as pupil poverty overshadows Christmas

For children living in poverty, school provides much more than just an education – it’s a lifeline. Thousands of...

James Carr
James Carr
News, Politics

Support staff unions suspend School Cuts campaign backing until after election

Unions have suspended their support for the School Cuts campaign website to avoid falling foul of election rules. Since...

James Carr
James Carr
News

Teachers fear more children will be cold and hungry this Christmas

Teachers are fearful an increasing number of their pupils will go hungry this Christmas, according to a union poll....

James Carr
James Carr
News

From the classroom to the campaign trail: Meet the teachers standing for election

Juggling a full-time teaching schedule and an election campaign can be tricky. Vix Lowthion, the Green Party’s candidate for...

James Carr
James Carr
News

NEU brands free schools a ‘failure’ as spend on closed projects rises to £186m

Successive governments have spent more than £180 million on free schools that went on to fail, according to new...

James Carr
James Carr
News

DfE WILL publish details of bail-outs to struggling trusts

The government has promised to publish for the first time a full account of the bail-outs it hands to...

James Carr
James Carr
News

Catholic academy trust bans ‘non-Catholic’ 11-plus exams in its schools

A Catholic academy trust has banned its 19 primary schools from hosting 11-plus exams that “promote non-Catholic schools”. In...

James Carr
James Carr
News

First applications for UTCs in five years – but not as you know it

The first applications in five years have been lodged for new university technical colleges – but there’s a catch....

James Carr
James Carr