Policy

Teachers’ pay is being outstripped by inflation and private sector pay rises, ATL warns

08/12/2016 - 11:51

Teachers’ salaries are being ‘outstripped by inflation and pay rises in the private sector’, which is contributing to recruitment issues is the sector, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has warned.

More faith schools could ‘increase social segregation’, report warns

02/12/2016 - 11:45

Increasing the number of faith schools could lead to ‘increased social segregation, with a risk of lower social mobility’, according to a new report.

Growth in primary academisation exceeds secondary growth for the first time, research shows

30/11/2016 - 11:06

Overall growth in primary school academisation in 2016 has exceeded secondary growth for the first time, according to research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

24 per cent of sponsored academies underperforming in first two years

30/11/2016 - 11:03

As of August 2015, 24 per cent of sponsored academies received an inadequate inspection or were below the floor standard in the first two years after opening.

Multi-academy trusts are ‘key’ to raising standards in northern schools, review claims

24/11/2016 - 10:18

Accelerating the growth of multi-academy trusts (MATs) ‘is key to driving up standards’ in the North, according to an independent review commissioned by the government.

£50m for grammar schools confirmed in Autumn Statement

23/11/2016 - 15:08

Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond has officially announced additional investment support the expansion of grammar schools.

Grammars are 'not the answer to Britain's social mobility crisis', says Labour

23/11/2016 - 11:18

Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner has again condemned the government for its plans to introduce new grammar schools, arguing that they are ‘not the answer to Britain's social mobility crisis’.

DfE faces criticism over grammar school tweets

23/11/2016 - 11:06

The Department for Education’s (DfE’s) press office has faced heavy criticism for tweets promoting new grammar schools, which many have described as misleading.

Converting primary schools into academies fails to raise standards, study suggests

22/11/2016 - 11:13

Converting primary schools into academies has failed to raise standards, with pupils in primary academies doing no better in Key Stage 2 tests than those at comparable schools, according to a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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.

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

Failure to improve careers provision ‘unacceptable’, MPs claim

02/11/2016 - 11:57

MPs have criticised the government for failing to address inadequacies in careers guidance for young people.

Recording pupils nationality 'has all the hallmarks of racism’, Lord Storey warns

02/11/2016 - 11:41

The requirement for schools to keep a record of pupils’ nationalities has been condemned for having ‘all the hallmarks of racism’ by Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Lord Storey.

72 per cent of public opposed to religious selection, survey suggests

02/11/2016 - 11:19

72 per cent of the public are opposed to religious selection in schools, according to a new survey conducted by the British Humanist Association (BHA).

Teachers’ pay could be devolved in Wales

02/11/2016 - 11:17

Control over teachers' pay and conditions could be devolved in Wales, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has announced.

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