Author: Sophie Scott

The executive headteacher of an academy whose trust is under investigation for potential financial mismanagement has retired. Sir Greg Martin, executive headteacher of Durand Academy, will step down from the role next month, but will remain as a school governor, it was announced today. The south London school is run by Durand Education Trust, which […]

Just one in ten school leaders are supportive of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) changes, a union survey has found. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) last month surveyed almost 1,000 of its members and almost 90 per cent disagreed with the reforms, due to come in from next month for year 7 pupils. […]

Trips to the theatre have been taken off the timetable by schools struggling to balance their budgets, concerned drama teachers and theatre companies have claimed. Drama teacher associations have today warned that children from low-income families will be excluded from the arts if school trips continue to be sidelined. It follows a report from arts […]

The government will review whether regional schools commissioners (RSCs) should still be judged on how many schools they turn into academies if the new education bill is passed. Under newly proposed legislation it will be down to RSCs to judge whether a school defined as “coasting” has a good enough improvement plan. If not, he […]

Concerns have been raised about the extra burden falling on headteachers as they try to thwart parents from fiddling the school admissions system. A BBC Panorama investigation due to air this evening will report the lengths gone to by parents attempting to bag a place at their chosen school. It includes lying about where they live, […]