Author: Nick Linford

Leading education academic and parliamentary adviser Professor Becky Francis will lead the Institute of Education (IoE) from July, it has been announced. Prof Francis will start her new job as director of the leading research organisation, which is part of University College London, on July 1 after almost four years as professor of education and […]

Teacher recruitment targets missed, vacancies up almost tenfold and a stark warning from key auditors, but still no crisis, according to Nick Gibb. The schools minister was characteristically stoic in his continuing refusal to use the word “crisis” when he appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics programme earlier today, despite strong words from the National […]

An academy trust which gave up almost a third of its schools is still failing to give enough pupils a good education, Ofsted has warned. The watchdog has written to E-ACT following a focused inspection of seven of its schools in December and a review of its other schools’ inspections, and has called for action […]

New powers for schools to challenge Ofsted inspection outcomes will be debated in Parliament tomorrow. Liberal Democrat education spokesperson John Pugh will propose new rules for inspections requiring inspectors to agree both the outcome and recommendations from their visits with schools or offer them a right to respond in the text of the reports themselves. […]

Hundreds of schools will be recruited to test six new tools aimed at improving reading, writing, maths and science. The Education Endowment Foundation has announced it will spend £3.6 million piloting six projects in 920 schools with up to 48,670 pupils, with results informing its “teaching and learning toolkit” summary of educational research. School leaders are […]

The education secretary has today announced the next 22 free schools that will open under the government’s flagship policy – but just one has been founded by a parent group. Prominent academy trusts such as Harris and Dixons feature on the list of founders who will open new schools, along with two universities and a […]

The Home Secretary has urged police commissioners to open alternative provision free schools to prevent troubled children from “falling into a life of crime”. Speaking at right-leaning think tank Policy Exchange, Theresa May urged future police and crime commissioners (PCCs) to consider the government’s policy of allowing groups to set up new schools. She said: […]

Nicky Morgan has just approved the latest wave of free school applications, and we have the full list… Livingstone Academy East London, Tower Hamlets To be set up in Aldgate by Games Workshop co-founder and Tomb Raider creator Ian Livingstone, working with Aspirations Academies Trust. 1,570 places for 4 to 19-year-olds. Focus on science, technology, […]

A decision to end funding for a grant aimed at helping small infant schools fund free meals has been criticised by former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. The former Liberal Democrat leader has added his voice to criticism of the move after Schools Week revealed that the government had discontinued funding for the grant, worth […]