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Over 800 schools to be labelled as ‘coasting’, figures reveal

10/11/2016 - 10:35

Official figures published by the Department for Education (DfE) have revealed that over 800 schools are set to be labelled as ‘coasting’ under provisional Progress 8 measures.

Lack of funding threatens Oxford schools, heads warns

10/11/2016 - 10:31

Head teachers in Oxford have warned that schools in the area could be forced to cut staff and drop subjects due to a lack of funding.

Tutor proof 11-plus is ‘holy grail’, says Gibb

09/11/2016 - 12:14

Responding to criticisms of the government’s plans to open new grammar schools, School Standards Minister Nick Gibb has claimed that establishing a ‘tutor proof’ 11-plus test is the ‘holy grail’.

DfE challenged to improve academy accounts transparency

09/11/2016 - 11:50

Neil Carmichael, chair of the Education Select Committee, has challenged the Department for Education (DfE) to improve the financial management of academies.

Labour criticises ‘flimsy evidence’ behind grammar school plans

09/11/2016 - 11:48

Backbench Labour MPs have criticised the government’s plans to open new grammar schools, claiming they are based on ‘flimsy evidence’ in a debate i

Ofsted investigates illegal schools taking in excluded pupils

08/11/2016 - 11:25

162 suspected illegal schools were investigated by Ofsted last year.

Campaign to improve pupils’ speaking skills through teacher training

08/11/2016 - 10:32

The Oracy Network has been set up as a campaign group calling for extra training and support to help teachers develop pupils’ speaking skills

Surrey headteachers sign letter expressing strong opposition to grammars

08/11/2016 - 10:13

Heads from every state secondary school in Surrey have signed a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May expressing their opposition to more grammar schools

County Durham schools close due to strike action by teaching assistants

08/11/2016 - 09:47

Teaching assistants in County Durham are protesting against proposals that would see them only paid during term time.

NUT and ATL a step closer to forming ‘super union’

07/11/2016 - 10:58

The National Union of Teacher’s (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) have moved a step closer to forming a ‘super union’ after conferences endorsed the merger.

CEO of England’s largest academy trust to step down

07/11/2016 - 10:55

Ian Comfort, the group CEO of the Academies Enterprise Trust, the country’s largest academy chain, has announced he is stepping down from his role.

Financial notice issued to the Giles Academy Trust

07/11/2016 - 10:50

A financial notice to improve has been issued to the Giles Academy Trust after it purchased an area of land without seeking advance approval from the government.