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Ofsted extends curriculum grace period for a year (14th February, 2020)
Schools will get an extra year to bring their curriculum into line with Ofsted’s new inspection framework, after the watchdog announced an extension to its transition period.
Most parents oppose Reception baseline test (14th February, 2020)
Parents' views are in 'sharp contrast' to government policy, YouGov survey suggests
What do the School Performance tables show? (12th February, 2020)
The revised Key Stage 4 performance tables for 2019 have sparked a number of different headlines in terms of what the results claim to show.
DfE extends academy trust capacity fund to rural maintained schools (7th February, 2020)
Rural local authority-maintained schools will be given access to government expansion funding for the first time next year to encourage them to academise and form new chains.
Third of MATs raise £150k+ pay despite DfE probe (7th February, 2020)
Tes investigation shows more than a third of a group of academy chains challenged by DfE on high salaries went on to give their leaders even more pay.
Schools North East challenges Education Secretary to adopt positive narrative on North East Education (31st January, 2020)
Schools North East called on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to adopt a positive narrative around North East schools and education at Academies 2020.
Opportunity North East delivery plan released (31st January, 2020)
A year after the initial announcement of the Opportunity North East programme, the delivery plan for the £24 million investment in the region has been finalised.
Gavin Williamson to attend the Schools North East Academies conference (29th January, 2020)
We are delighted that Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has confirmed he will be attending our Academies conference on 30th January.
Ofsted annual report reinforces false narrative on North East Schools (24th January, 2020)
Reinforcing the myth that the North East’s secondary schools are underperforming, Ofsted’s Annual Report 2018/19 looked at the last year of results under the old Education Inspection Framework.
Scrap Sats and judge schools on happiness, say parents (24th January, 2020)
Just one in four parents considers Sats results when choosing a primary school for their child, new research shows.
Curriculum Conference 2020 (18th January, 2020)
Our first Curriculum Conference saw over 200 delegates attend the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough to hear from local schools and curriculum gurus sharing best practice.