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All schools to be academies by 2022

17/03/2016 - 12:56

Further details of the government’s plans to convert all primary and secondary school in England into academies have been outlined in the ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’ white paper.

DfE to launch ‘Excellence in Leadership Fund’

17/03/2016 - 12:55

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced plans to launch an ‘Excellence in Leadership Fund’, which will encourage multi-academy trusts and other providers to develop ‘innovative ways of boosting leadership’.

Academy conversions nationwide announced in Budget

16/03/2016 - 13:35

As part of his Budget speech in the House of Commons, Chancellor George Osborne has called for all schools in England to become academies by 2022.

Ofqual announces extra checks for maths A-level standards

16/03/2016 - 11:20

Ofqual has announced plans to include extra scrutiny over the standards of new A-level maths papers, examining the levels of difficulty the papers currently test.

Investigation launched into the running of multi-academy trusts

15/03/2016 - 11:58

An investigation into the performance, accountability and governance of multi-academy trusts (MATs) has been launched by the House of Commons Education Committee.

Post-16 education failing to deliver results, charity warns

15/03/2016 - 11:56

‘Second chance’ post-16 education is failing to deliver results, particularly for disadvantaged young people, according to charity Impetus PEF.

Pupils falling behind due to ‘superficial’ maths teaching, OECD warns

15/03/2016 - 11:54

Pupils in UK schools are falling behind in maths due to the ‘superficial’ nature of teaching, according to Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Sixth form teachers strike deemed lawful by High Court

15/03/2016 - 11:50

The planned sixth form teachers’ strike has commenced despite a legal challenge from the government claiming it to be unlawful.

School leavers dismiss apprenticeships over pay misconceptions

14/03/2016 - 11:33

According to research conducted by Prudential, many school leavers are put off of becoming apprentices as a result of misconceptions over pay.

Apprenticeships key to UK business expansion

14/03/2016 - 11:31

According to research by the Skills Funding Agency, businesses place apprentices at the heart of their plans to rise to the top and claim recruiting the right people is an essential step to helping them grow.

Government looks to ban plans for sixth-form strike

14/03/2016 - 11:30

The government has declared that sixth-form teachers’ plans to strike are ‘unlawful’ and is set to look to the High Court to put a stop to the plans.

Academy heads' pay not always justified, says Wilshaw

11/03/2016 - 12:36

The large salaries enjoyed by chief executives at some of England’s academy chains is not justified by the performance of the schools they run, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

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