News

English literature GCSEs could breach equality laws, claims SEN teacher

The new English literature GCSE could breach equalities laws by discriminating against disadvantaged pupils, it has been claimed. SEN...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

‘Rigour’ mortis for Gove GCSEs?

In November 2013, Michael Gove reminded us the Coalition had “outlined plans for changes to GCSE qualifications designed to...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Number of teacher training applicants continues to drop, UCAS figures show

The number of applicants for teacher training courses has continued to fall with new figures showing a drop of...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

There aren’t enough academy sponsors for ‘coasting schools’ – so why not let for-profit providers try?

James Croft gives his take on plans to force “coasting” schools to become academies as revealed in today’s Queen’s Speech. A...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
In Short

The ‘technicality’ that stopped a school from becoming an academy

The opposition of a single staff member to an academy conversion has halted the entire process – with the Government...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
In Short

Who is Frank Green?

Frank Green is the Government’s schools commissioner. He leads the eight regional school commissioners, who are tasked with scrutinising academy...

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Sophie Scott
News

Government to rewrite academy rules after staff member halts school conversion

The Government has been forced to stop the academy conversion of a school after opposition from a single staff member. It will now...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Doomed Black Country UTC failed to promote vocational options, inspectors find

The damning Ofsted report cited as one of the reasons behind the closure of one of the flagship University Technical...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
In Short

Middlesbrough Council making “big strides” in supporting schools after being judged ineffective by Ofsted

The education watchdog has told a failing local authority it is making “significant improvement” in supporting schools. Ofsted found...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott