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The Department for Education has today published more information about its new accountability measures for primary schools, due to be brought in this year. The document, essentially, explains more about these measures – including how schools’ progress scores will be calculated for this year only. We’ve got the main points here:   First of all: […]

Brian Lightman has stepped down as general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), it has been announced today. Malcolm Trobe, the current deputy general secretary, will take over on an interim basis until the association appoints a permanent successor. Mr Lightman, who has held the position since 2010, will set up […]

Pupils from poorer families are more likely to miss out on a university place because teachers and tutors’ ideas about what makes a good personal statement are a “world apart”, a new report has claimed. The “Making a Statement” report published today by the Sutton Trust found just under a quarter of personal statements reviewed […]

The government has been urged to allow free schools to open in areas where there is a “social need” for the integration of segregated communities. Currently free schools can be set up where there is either a need for more pupil places or an “education need” – where there are several schools with “poor standards” […]

Schools could be judged inadequate by the education watchdog if they do not ban pupils or staff from wearing face veils when they believe it is hindering effective teaching. Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has announced today he gives his “full support” to school leaders who “decided to take a stand against the inappropriate […]

Sir Michael Wilshaw has told headteachers it is their duty to stave off a recruitment crisis by training their own replacements. His comments form part of a report published today by the Future Leaders Trust calling on heads to identify colleagues with the potential to develop the next generation of school leaders. Sir Michael said: […]

  Education secretary Nicky Morgan said last month all schools will be required to protect children from harm online – with proposals to have “appropriate filters and monitoring systems” so no child can access “harmful content”.   But Her Majesty’s Inspector David Brown, Ofsted’s national lead for online safety, told attendees at Bett today: “We […]

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has urged school leaders to embrace new technologies to reduce the “paper trail” workload. Speaking at the 2016 Bett Show in London, Ms Morgan said the government is “excited by the possibilities of education through technology”. She told attendees that teachers should be using technology as an aid, such as programmes to […]