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‘Inconsistent’ academy chains face potential school cap

10/07/2015 - 09:16

A cap on the number of schools that an academy chain can take on, which is often criticised by Ofsted, is to be considered by government.

Osborne announces plans to increase cadet units in state schools

08/07/2015 - 14:12

The government has vowed to introduce a £50 million drive to implement more cadet units in state schools, as Chancellor George Osborne’s delivered the first fully-Conservative Budget in the House of Commons since 1996.

The future of assessment lies outside the exam hall, says AQA

08/07/2015 - 10:05

A report published by examination board AQA has suggested that schools risk ‘distorting’ learning as there is too much emphasis on exam results when it comes to assessing a schools performance.

Recent retirees encouraged to take up teaching

07/07/2015 - 10:20

Encouraging recently retired people to go into teaching could help to solve teacher shortages in key academic subjects, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said.

Primary head takes drastic action on term time holidays

07/07/2015 - 10:05

A primary school head mistress at Fleetdown Primary School in Kent has threatened to expel every child who is absent during term time because of a family holiday.

Design and technology GCSE gets an overhaul

02/07/2015 - 11:58

The design and technology GCSE has been reworked in order to move away from separate material areas to a single qualification title.

Schools obliged to prevent radicalisation under Counter-Terrorism and Security Act

01/07/2015 - 10:58

Key public bodies across the country will be legally required to take steps to prevent people from being radicalised under new counter-terror measures.

'Coasting schools' criteria announced

30/06/2015 - 11:31

The government has offered clarification for what criteria it will use to judge a school as ’coasting’, with secondary schools that fail ensure 60 per cent of pupils earn five A*-C grades at GCSE including Maths and English facing intervention and possible academy conversion.

Nicky Morgan speaks to NGA about school governance

29/06/2015 - 11:25

The Education Secretary Nicky Morgan addressed the National Governors’ Association (NGA) Summer Conference and spoke about the importance of school governance.

Boris Johnson calls for children to have 100 hours of careers advice by 16

25/06/2015 - 12:32

The Mayor of London will launch a report recommending that children in the UK should build up at least a 100 hours of careers advice or work experience by the age of 16.

UK behind other countries in teaching data analysis, British Academy warns

25/06/2015 - 12:30

The government has been urged to improve the teaching of statistics and data handling as the UK risks falling behind other countries, a new report claims.

28 per cent of primary teachers feel unqualified to teach PE, survey suggests

24/06/2015 - 18:19

A recent study suggests that while teachers recognise the importance of PE, many don’t feel qualified to teach it themselves, which is having a negative impact on children’s experience with sport.

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