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 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).
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.
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 the public are opposed to religious selection in schools, according to a new survey conducted by the British Humanist Association (BHA).
Ofsted Chief Inspector Michael Wilshaw has once again spoken out against proposals to open new grammar schools, warning they could potentially harm nearby schools.
British soul singer and former music supply teacher Laura Mvula has spoken out against cuts to creative subjects in schools, warning that it is limiting opportunities for poorer pupils and will leave music a preserve of the 'privileged few who can afford private lessons'.
