Ofqual has announced plans to include extra scrutiny over the standards of new A-level maths papers, examining the levels of difficulty the papers currently test.
An investigation into the performance, accountability and governance of multi-academy trusts (MATs) has been launched by the House of Commons Education Committee.
Pupils in UK schools are falling behind in maths due to the ‘superficial’ nature of teaching, according to Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
According to research by the Skills Funding Agency, businesses place apprentices at the heart of their plans to rise to the top and claim recruiting the right people is an essential step to helping them grow.
The large salaries enjoyed by chief executives at some of England’s academy chains is not justified by the performance of the schools they run, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched an investigation into ways to improve outcomes for young people through better careers education.
According to David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, the government’s anti-extremism Prevent strategy is inhibiting free speech in schools and encouraging teachers to avoid ‘toxic’ issues of extremism.
