Opinion

Ebacc is to blame for the decline of D&T

The numbers of teachers of creative subjects are declining, while design and technology is in its death throes. Ross...

Ross McGill
Ross McGill
News

Ofsted letter to inspectors: ‘Clamp down on gaming’

Ofsted has formally written to inspectors urging them to look out for schools entering pupils for qualifications to boost...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Strike ballots in 7 schools after academy chain SPTA ditches creative subjects and cuts jobs

A curriculum restructure at seven secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber will lead to more than 88 jobs...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

How to make teacher training more attractive

Many subjects devalued by Progress 8 are undersubscribed in this year’s training intake. To boost recruitment, Oliver Beach suggests,...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

The game changer: Schools Week’s year-long investigation into qualification switching and PiXL

Last year, Schools Week revealed how school network partnership PiXL encouraged the use of obscure qualifications to boost pupil...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips

Emma Mattinson-Hardy’s top blogs of the week 11 April 2016

Pedagogy is political  @PhilBeadle  Following the publication of the education white paper, surely there can be no one who...

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Opinion

The government has abandoned the reception progress measure, but schools should not

I’m struggling to get caught up in the heat of debate over the government’s recent decision not to use...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

NUT pass motion ‘to persuade members that national strike action will be necessary’

The threat of strike action over teacher workload a step further this morning, despite the education secretary publicly pledging...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

‘Gaming’ row flares up again over PiXL Club’s advice for schools to use three-day ICT ‘GCSE’

A row over the use of a controversial fast-track ICT qualification that can be taught in just three days...

John Dickens
John Dickens