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Schools becoming socially selective, report claims

18/04/2016 - 11:55

Research from The Sutton Trust charity has found that 100 of the most socially selective schools used up to 18 categories to decide on oversubscribed places.

Poor families to lose out on best primary school places

18/04/2016 - 11:50

Teach First has warned the most disadvantaged families are likely to lose out on places at the best primary schools in England.

Schools face real-term cuts of seven per cent, IFS warns

15/04/2016 - 11:19

School spending per pupil across England is expected to fall by at least seven per cent in real-terms between 2015-16 and 2019-20, according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Cameron denies move to remove parent school governors

14/04/2016 - 11:20

Prime Minister David Cameron has disputed claims that the government’s academisation plans for England will mean the removal of parent governors from school governing bodies.

Some pupils return to school in Edinburgh, but no timescale set for repairs

13/04/2016 - 11:56

Around half of the pupils are set to return to school after the closure of 17 schools across Edinburgh due to safety concerns.

35 per cent of specifications yet to be accredited, figures show

12/04/2016 - 12:10

New figures from Ofqual have shown that around 35 per cent of new GCSE and A-Level qualifications, due to be taught from September, have still not been approved.

9,000 Edinburgh pupils unable to return to school over safety concerns

11/04/2016 - 11:33

A total of 17 schools across Edinburgh have been shut down due to safety concerns, leaving at least 9,000 pupils unable to return to school after the Easter break.

Rebecca Clark appointed schools commissioner for SW England

08/04/2016 - 11:54

Rebecca Clark, the National Education director for Oasis Community Learning Trust, has been appointed as the new Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West of England.

82,000 days lost to truancy in Renfrewshire schools

08/04/2016 - 11:50

Figures from the Scottish government have revealed that the 11 secondary schools in Renfrewshire have lost 82,000 days to truancy.

‘No reverse gear’ for academy plans, Morgan tells teachers

29/03/2016 - 11:55

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has told teachers that will be ‘no reverse gear’ on new proposals to force every school in England to convert into an academy by 2020.

Excluded pupils to be included in schools’ grade profiles

24/03/2016 - 14:15

New regulations from the government’s alternative provision (AP) reforms directs that schools will be held accountable for the achievement of pupils they exclude until the child has been accepted at another mainstream school.

NUT protests against academy plan

24/03/2016 - 11:25

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has organised protest rallies in London, Birmingham, Newcastle and other cities to campaign against the government’s plan to force all schools in England to become academies.

Shan Scott appointed as chief Schools Adjudicator

22/03/2016 - 15:34

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has approved the appointment of Shan Scott as the new Chief Schools Ajudicator.

Welsh Education Minister announces plans to transform teacher training

22/03/2016 - 11:24

Huw Lewis, the Welsh Education Minister, has announced new guidelines which aim to transform teacher training courses in Wales, including a new two-year postgraduate course and greater subject specialism for primary school teachers.

DfE to launch ‘Excellence in Leadership Fund’

17/03/2016 - 12:55

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced plans to launch an ‘Excellence in Leadership Fund’, which will encourage multi-academy trusts and other providers to develop ‘innovative ways of boosting leadership’.