Birmingham City Council is failing to protect vulnerable children across its schools and children’s services, according to Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw.
More than a third of Suffolk’s publicly funded schools have benefited from a new £600,000 partnership between Suffolk County Council’s Raising the Bar programme and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed that she will proceed in recommending Amanda Spielman as Ofsted’s new Chief Inspector, despite MPs raising ‘significant concerns’ over her suitability for the post.
Academisation ‘does not automatically raise standards’ and many local authority run schools are outperforming academies, according to new research published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI).
MPs have rejected the appointment of Amanda Spielman as the new Ofsted Chief Inspector, citing ‘significant concerns’ about her suitability for the post.
If current recruitment and retention trends continue, teachers' pay will need to increase ‘significantly more than one per cent’ to ensure an adequate supply of good teachers, according to the School Teachers' Review Body.
Pupils at six Bridgend county primary schools have improved their behaviour and learnt how to be nicer to each other thanks to programme delivered by children’s charity Barnardo’s.
Twenty four families, compared to six last year, have lost their school places after giving false information to get their children into the best schools.
