‘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. […]
Education
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 […]
Pressure on Government as flagship free school forced to close after inspectors find pupils 'in danger of leaving without being able to read and write properly'
The Government has been forced to close one of its flagship free schools after inspectors warned that “too many pupils are in danger of leaving […]
Students win LSE apology over ban on T-shirts depicting Prophet Mohamed and Jesus Christ
A leading university has apologised to two students who were threatened with expulsion from a freshers’ fair if they failed to cover T-shirts depicting a […]
Over half of free schools do not attract enough pupils
Over half of the free schools that opened last year failed to meet their own pupil recruitment targets, Department for Education (DfE) figures show. […]