Ofsted

ITT providers ‘alarmingly selling specific pedagogies’ as ‘be all and end all’, Ofsted says

Some initial teacher training providers inspected under the new Ofsted framework were “misinforming trainees” by teaching them only specific...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher training

Final ITT review ‘more implementable’, says DfE adviser

Professor Sam Twiselton, who criticised review, says final proposals are 'more flexible, more doable', and hints at implementation delay

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

Six more ITT providers downgraded under new Ofsted framework

10 out of 22 inspected providers are now below 'good'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher training

Now Teach goes nationwide with £3m boost to turn more top bosses to teaching

A recruitment programme aimed at persuading high-flying professionals to change career and retrain as teachers has secured £3 million...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Profile: Robin Walker

Minister for school standards

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Model history curriculum will help schools teach about ‘migration and cultural change’ – Walker

Schools minister says diversity will be an 'important aspect of the model history curriculum'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Spending review 2021

Spending review: What schools can expect as pay freeze lifted

School leaders welcome end of pay freeze and new SEND funding, but fear no extra cash for wage rises...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Former minister Gibb reveals plan for a model history curriculum

Ex-schools minister tells event he has been working on model curriculum with history expert

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

£184m NPQs funding now available to all schools after DfE U-turn

Funding for four of six qualifications was previously due to be limited to staff in deprived schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker