The Local Government Association (LGA) has released figures that show it could cost council taxpayers £320 million to convert all schools to academies.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced a national campaign day against the government’s policy on grammar schools, due to take place on Saturday (1 October).
Once prior attainment and pupil background is taken into considering, grammar schools have no overall impact on pupils’ attainment, according to a major new study from the Education Policy Institute (EPI).
The new ‘Bett Academies’ event has been officially launched and will run from 16 to 17 March at the NEC in Birmingham, providing advice, guidance and inspiration to academies, multi-academy trusts (MATs) and schools exploring academisation.
The teacher recruitment crisis has become ‘so severe’ that it is impacting pupils’ performance at GCSE, according to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).
The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into assessment in primary schools to scrutinise how recent reforms have affected teaching and learning.
Oxford University vice-chancellor, Professor Louise Richardson, has rejected government proposals for universities to sponsor schools, according to a report from the BBC.
Derbyshire County Council has introduced new rules which allow parents to take their children on holiday during term-time, so long has the child’s attendance over the previous 12 months is above 94 per cent.
