Thousands could miss out on free childcare, warns lobby group 24/01/2017 7:05 pm Urja Patel The government has underestimated the number of children in England eligible for 30 hours of free childcare promised from September, warns a lobby group.
School budgets near breaking point, say head teachers 24/01/2017 7:02 pm Urja Patel School budgets are close to breaking point in England suggests research by a head teachers' union. A survey of more than 1,000 schools by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) shows the number in deficit has doubled since 2015.
Thousands of teachers needed to mark new GCSEs and A-levels, says report 24/01/2017 7:07 pm Urja Patel Thousands more teachers will be needed to work as examiners as qualification reforms kick in, suggests a report. About 34,000 examiners currently set and mark eight million GCSEs and A-levels for two million 15-19-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
New targets see 282 secondaries underperforming 24/01/2017 7:08 pm Urja Patel A total of 282 secondary schools in England are deemed to be failing by the government, as they have not met a new set of national standards.
