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
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
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

Missed inspection targets and 5 more findings from Ofsted’s annual report

Ofsted's staff are also less happy this year, and turnover rates remain above civil service targets, a new report...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism

Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate 'difficult' conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict

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Anviksha Patel
Schools

Schools say they need more funding to hit 2030 tech target

One-third of schools say they will be unable to hit new technology targets in the next five years

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Chartered College plans to appoint ‘professors of teaching’

The professional body for teachers hopes the roles can 'raise the status and prestige of the profession'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted to introduce report cards on reduced inspection timetable

Inspections led by 'most senior' HMIs only when framework launches, and no school visits in last week before Christmas

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks