Welcome to the news section of our website where you will find news stories which we hope will be of interest to you. Below you will find the latest news entries but if you would like to look back further, please feel free to search our news archive.
The government's behaviour tsar Charlie Taylor has announced that Pupil Referral Units are to be granted the power to apply for academy status in a bid to improve their performance...
Posted on 28/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The government this week downgraded the value of thousands of vocational qualifications, as it looks to protect the worth of traditional GCSEs....
Posted on 01/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The Observer suggests more schools will be run for a profit in the future....
Posted on 30/01/2012 - [Read More...]
More in-depth data has been released by the DfE in the latest school league tables, exposing the plight of disadvantaged pupils...
Posted on 26/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Michael Gove has said he is "delighted" that Barclays has committed to offer its expertise to free schools and academies...
Posted on 18/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove has used a speech in London to hit out at critics of academies, saying that students perform better in autonomous schools...
Posted on 05/01/2012 - [Read More...]
A head teacher at a Somerset Academy took the brave decision to turn off his school's heating as part of an 'eco day' experiment designed to investigate carbon footprints...
Posted on 08/12/2011 - [Read More...]
Secondary teachers at an Academy in Leeds now have over 100 families registered to take part in a scheme which aims to help parents engage in school work...
Posted on 24/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove has praised the Academies programme with news that almost 1.2 million children now taught in the schools...
Posted on 05/10/2011 - [Read More...]
