TES journalists honoured at prestigious education awards
Journalists from TES have scooped a host of awards at the prestigious CIPR Education Journalism Awards, held at the Houses of Parliament last night. The prize […]
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‘Inadequate’ Discovery free school forced to close
Ministers have been forced to close one of the government’s flagship free schools because of fears over the standard of the education it was providing. […]
Off with its head: Another free school loses its leader
The head of another free school, this time of IES Breckland in Suffolk, has stepped down after just over a year at the helm. Sherry […]
Charity chief: PRUs being run for 'the needs of the system' and not the needs of their pupils
Pupil referral units do not focus enough on classroom education and are currently “designed to meet the needs of the system” rather than the pupils, […]
Protect children's centres and nursery schools, says damning report
A damning report on the government’s “short-term” and “disparate” policies for early years has been published this morning by MPs. The Commons education select committee […]
Durand's boarding school plans hit hurdle as planning permission refused
Contentious plans to bus hundreds of London teenagers to a boarding school in a mock Tudor mansion in the South Downs have hit yet another […]
Nearly half of school leaders work on Christmas Day, survey reveals
Almost half of school leaders expect to be as concerned with teaching as turkey on Christmas Day, a survey has revealed. Research by school leader […]
Teacher training revamp leaves universities with £1 million funding cuts
Cuts to the number of initial teacher training places in universities have left some institutions facing income shortfalls of more than £1 million. A report […]
The 10 funniest things that happened in education this year
In recent years, too many comedians to count have tried to cash in on school-related antics, but none of their efforts are a patch on […]
Top heads and educators become knights and dames in New Year's honours list
Headteachers and educationalists have received top awards in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list. Mike Griffiths (pictured), former president of the Association of School and […]