Access to high performing schools has become more “geographically unequal”

A new report by the Education Policy Institute shows that access to top schools in England has become more geographically unequal over the period 2010-2015.

 Multimillion-pound contracts awarded for apprenticeship training

Organisations across the country are being given a boost as the government begins awarding contracts tomorrow worth nearly £500m to provide apprenticeship training for learners and small businesses.

Rise in GCSE grade changes blamed on exam boards by Ofqual

The head of England’s exams watchdog has told MPs that an increase in the number of GCSE grade changes this year was down to exam boards failing to follow new rules on re-marking.

Sex education needs to cover sexual harassment and sexting, NEU says

In response to the Department for Education’s consultation on sex education guidelines, the National Education Union says that young people desperately need relationship and sex education which covers sexual harassment, sexting and online porn and the other issues they face.

Universal Credit proposals could see children in poverty miss out on school meals

One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals under universal credit proposals, new findings from The Children’s Society reveal today.

Teachers views wanted for the new sex education curriculum

Teachers are being asked for their views on what should be included in the new sex and relationships education curriculum.

 Efficiency advisers to help schools with finances

Efficiency advisors will be deployed next month to schools which need help with their finances.

Teachers’ pay continues to be cut, National Education Union says

Teachers’ pay continues to be cut because schools are increasingly failing to give them cost of living increases as well as denying them pay progression, according to the National Education Union’s annual national pay survey.

 Wales plans to put education at the “heart of ambition” by achieving one million Welsh speakers by 2050

A new plan that puts education at the heart of the Welsh Government’s ambition to achieve one million Welsh speakers by 2050 has been published by Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning Eluned Morgan.

£170 million competition launched for new Institutes of Technology

Employers, education and training providers can apply for a share of £170 million to establish prestigious new Institutes of Technology (IoTs), which will specialise in delivering the higher level technical skills that employers need.

Plans to extend teacher training by a year under consultation

The Department for Education (DfE) has published consultation on plans to reform teacher training and development.

Figures from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the number of maintained schools that are struggling to make ends meet is at its highest in six years.

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