Politics, Schools

Reform government would ‘root out teachers brainwashing kids’ says MP Lee Anderson

Reform UK members tell party conference of need to crack down on 'brainwashing' teachers and stop schools 'becoming indoctrination...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Recruitment and retention

Economics and business teacher numbers just don’t add up

Entries are up, but recruitment is worsening. What might solve the problem?

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Farage: ‘Let’s start teaching trades and services at school’

Reform leader also says he ‘will not stand for kids’ minds being poisoned in schools with a twisted interpretation...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted plans more ‘shadow’ inspections to test grade consistency

Watchdog to ramp up quality assurance visits when inspections restart amid concerns over grade validity and reliability

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

DfE pushes ahead with unregistered AP time limits

Government confirms plans for 'voluntary' standards, but will make them mandatory 'when parliamentary time allows'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Pay and conditions

Handover of £233m teachers’ pensions contract to Tata delayed

Capita's handover of contract it ran for almost 30 years postponed from October to next summer

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Influencers may be behind boom in career-focused subjects, says exams chief

Economics and business studies see rise in entrants as exam board boss suggests 'entreprenurial' students want to emulate social...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

£22.5m announced for after-school clubs to help ‘isolated’ kids

Up to 400 schools will get a share of the three-year investment to boost extra-curricular activities

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Inspectors criticise Ofsted’s ‘ridiculous’ training regime

'It just creates the sense that everything is rushed'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks