Policy

Calls to end limits on free school religious selection

27/01/2016 - 11:28

The New Schools Network has called for an end to the cap on free schools that limits the number of places that can be allocated on religious grounds.

Wide variation in teaching across Welsh schools, chief inspector warns

27/01/2016 - 11:27

Welsh schools are showing signs of improvement but still face wide variation in teaching quality across the country, according to the new chief schools inspector in Wales.

Ofsted to consider veil policy when rating schools

26/01/2016 - 14:43

Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has instructed his inspectors to mark down institutions if they judge the wearing of the veil to be a barrier to learning and positive social interaction.

Faith admissions system objections to be limited

26/01/2016 - 11:36

The government claims secularist groups will be prevented from submitting ‘vexatious complaints’ against the admissions systems of individual faith schools and will only allow local parents to pursue such objections.

New government push to ensure schools promote apprenticeships

25/01/2016 - 11:29

The government is considering new legislation that will ensure schools give equal weighting to apprenticeships and academic options when giving careers advice.

Gibb: ‘The claim the EBacc squeezes out the arts is wrong’

22/01/2016 - 14:53

Writing in the Telegraph, Schools Minister Nick Gibb has criticised the culture of overturning new commitments that discourage pupils from studying core academic subjects.

Brighton College drops gendered uniform

21/01/2016 - 11:43

Brighton College has dropped its 170 year-old gendered uniform rules to accommodate for transgender pupils.

Role of regional schools commissioners ‘unclear’, MPs claim

20/01/2016 - 11:11

The role of regional schools commissioners (RSCs) is unclear and in need of clarification, according to a report from the Education Select Committee.

School places system criticised as ‘fragmented and confusing’

15/01/2016 - 12:04

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has declared that a lack of cohesive planning means new schools are not always opened where there is most need.

Legal challenge to grammar school annexe put on hold

12/01/2016 - 11:09

Plans to challenge the new annexe of the Weald of Kent grammar school have been put on hold.

Schools and parents flouting admissions rules, chief adjudicator warns

08/01/2016 - 11:39

Elizabeth Passmore, the outgoing chief schools adjudicator for England, has published a report containing her concerns regarding the school admissions system, claiming it ‘leaves parents in the dark and fails to serve children well’.

Exams timetables to accomodate Ramadan

07/01/2016 - 11:26

The upcoming year’s GCSE and A-Level examinations have been timetabled to take into account the Muslim religion’s month of fasting, Ramadan.

Councillors should be placed in all schools, advises children’s commissioner

07/01/2016 - 11:24

Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England has called for all schools to provide counselling for pupils.

Sir David Carter appointed as National Schools Commissioner

06/01/2016 - 11:39

Sir David Carter has been appointed as the new National Schools Commissioner (NSC) by the Department for Education (DfE).

Education to be placed at the heart of the SNP’s election campaign

06/01/2016 - 11:37

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to put education at the heart of the SNP’s election campaign ahead of the Scottish Parliament election in May.

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