20 h. ago School put in special measures over 'poor' teaching and 'very low' attendance

Attendance at the school 'remains very low and well below pre-pandemic levels', according to the report

Culture

6 d. ago Village primary school where relationships with parents are 'fractured' put in special measures

Primary where most pupils don't make progress they should and relationships with parents are "fractured" is put into special measures

Politics

7 d. ago Disgraced staff at special educational needs school shamed after abuse of pupils

One staff member was caught putting a pupil in a headlock while another was found guilty of using an offensive term

Events

7 d. ago Gap of 8,000 secondary school places in special schools last year – figures

Around two in three special schools in England were ‘at or over capacity’ in the last academic year, the Department for Education said.

Politics

1 week ago Brave Stirling schoolboy with rare condition gets special send off ahead of move to high school

Somhairle McMenemy was hailed with a special assembly at St Margaret's Primary, Cowie, Stirling.

Politics

2 w. ago Some schools not 'learning from the best' in boosting attendance rates, Education Secretary warns

Minister tells teachers ‘children’s life chances are at stake’ as schools struggle with higher absence levels than before the pandemic

Events

3 w. ago Bridgend school placed into special measures as another is taken out

The recommendations came after inspections were carried out in the Autumn of 2024, members of Bridgend Council heard

Politics

3 w. ago Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil service

Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise WhitehallHighly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall by introducing performance-related pay, an accelerated exit process for under-performing mandarins and more digitalisation will be announced this week in what ministers say is a programme to “reshape the state” so it can respond to a new “era of insecurity”.The proposed changes, to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden, will inevitably provoke alarm and resistance from civil service unions, and be seen as the government using the current wave of global uncertainty as cover to drive through radical modernisation of civil service methods and culture. Continue reading...

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