Schools

DfE to research school impact of DNA performance testing

A three-month research project will look at the implications of future genomic technologies on the education sector

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Schools given ‘coasting’ warnings despite raising grades and fresh starts

Calls grow for the government to ditch interventions in so-called 'double RI' schools

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Councils forced to update key records after audit finds legal breach

A dozen local authorities were not meeting legal duty to keep schools forum papers up-to-date

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Create system of ‘school boards’ and a new regulator, says think tank

Ex-DfE adviser calls for an end to 'centralisation and political interference' in the school system

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

London’s falling rolls crisis moves into secondary schools

Capital faces steep drop in year 7 pupils over the next four years, says London Councils report

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Michaela insists it does meet daily worship laws

Case shows it is 'technically impossible to be truly secular', says campaign group

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Schools

Consider sell-on clauses when flogging school land, leaders told

Department for Education's property arm publishes new guidance to help schools 'unlock potential' in estates

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Keegan approves £6m Dyson school donation

Ministers green-light plans to expand Malmesbury Primary School, despite concerns over 'severe impact' on neighbouring settings

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Secret settlement in £370k superhead’s legal row with council

Six-year saga ended with confidential agreement - leaving community in the dark

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth