by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Government has issued its response to the consultation on primary school assessment and accountability. The majority of respondents disagreed with the Department for Education’s (DfE) initial proposals to transform how primary school are held to account and how...
by Sam | 26 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Pupils in England and Wales are facing disrupted classes as teachers join rallies and picket lines in a strike over pay, pensions and conditions. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are taking part in the action, leaving many schools closed to some or all...
by Sam | 25 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Conservative Peer Lord Baker has claimed that the UK’s education system is “dysfunctional”. The former Education Secretary said that children were not being given the skills needed to succeed and argued that the Government was “letting down a generation”. Lord Baker...
by Sam | 24 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
It is expected that more than 10,000 state schools face being thrown into chaos as teachers across England and Wales prepare to launch the first national strike in almost three years. At least half of schools could close or partially shut on Wednesday after the...
by Sam | 20 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Fourteen academy chains have been barred from running more schools amid serious concerns over education standards and financial mismanagement, The Telegraph reports. The Department for Education has said that 14 organisations – currently sponsoring 170 academies...
