Management

Three deputy directors added to support regional schools commissioners

02/06/2016 - 11:34

The names of three more deputy directors have been revealed to academy trust chief executives.

Scottish Education secretary must ‘repair rift with councils’

31/05/2016 - 11:10

Education directors in Scotland have advised that the new education secretary John Swinney must rebuild the government’s broken relationship with councils, following budget cuts.

Government appoints Lord Sugar as enterprise tsar

26/05/2016 - 12:28

Lord Sugar has been appointed enterprise tsar as part of the government’s drive to get more young people to start their own business or apprenticeship.

Investigation launched into Luton faith school

25/05/2016 - 11:38

The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into an Independent Islamic school in Luton run by the Rabia Educational Trust.

Address educational disadvantage in the North, IPPR urges

23/05/2016 - 12:20

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to address educational disadvantage in the North, claiming this should be at the heart of efforts to create a Northern Powerhouse.

Reach academy chain to open third branch

23/05/2016 - 12:15

The Reach academy chain is set to open a third branch that will take control of around 15 schools in the south west of England.

Gibb pledges to act over term-time holiday ruling

20/05/2016 - 11:59

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has said he will take ‘all measures necessary’ to overturn the High Court ruling which has prompted doubts over the term-time holiday regulations.

Schools urged to do more to protect pupils from poor air quality

18/05/2016 - 12:22

Environmental campaigners ClientEarth has called on head teachers to ‘do everything possible’ to protect their pupils from toxic air at schools.

Unions call for Education Bill to be dropped from Queen’s Speech

17/05/2016 - 11:15

Unions have come together to call on the government to drop the new Education Bill from the Queen’s speech and instead ‘engage in meaningful discussions with groups representing the education profession’.

Poor building design is impacting pupils’ learning, RIBA warns

11/05/2016 - 11:15

The poor design and quality of school buildings is damaging pupils’ health and learning, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has warned.

Second Sats paper mistakenly published online

10/05/2016 - 10:49

A grammar, punctuation and spelling test which was set to be taken by 600,000 children in Year 6, has been accidentally published online.

Morgan to define ‘underperforming’ councils with consultation and vote

10/05/2016 - 10:46

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said the decision as to whether a council should be deemed as underperforming or no longer financially able to support schools will be set out in a consultation and put to a vote of MPs.

111 councils have delayed plans for SEN children, FoI finds

09/05/2016 - 11:49

According to a Freedom of Information request (FoI) by specialist lawyers Simpson Millar, over 100 local authorities have failed to produce a plan to help children with special educational needs (SEN) transition to secondary school.

Government backtracks over academy plans

06/05/2016 - 15:39

The government’s plans to compel all schools in England to become academies are being abandoned, in a government climbdown.

Mental health champion for UK schools axed by DfE

05/05/2016 - 12:14

Natasha Devon, the government’s mental health champion for UK schools, has been axed by the Department for Education (DfE).