School News

• Ofsted inspector’s dismissal highlights consultancy ‘grey area’ November 28, 2020
  An Ofsted inspector with 20 years of service was sacked after conducting an independent review which concluded that a school at the centre of a rebrokering battle was making “good progress”. The dismissal highlights a “grey area” within the watchdog’s rules for its part-time consultants and the work they do outside their duties with the…
• Revealed: The winners of the 2020 Pearson Teaching Awards November 27, 2020
  Ten UK teachers and schools have been honoured in the 2020 Pearson Teaching Awards for their dedicated work in education. The “inspirational” teachers and school staff have been revealed throughout this week on the BBC’s The One Show.  Now in its 22nd year, the awards celebrate the best teaching across the UK and thousands of…
• Ampleforth College ordered to stop admitting new pupils over safeguarding failures November 27, 2020
  A prestigious private school known as the “Catholic Eton” has been ordered by the government to stop admitting new pupils over safeguarding failures. Education secretary Gavin Williamson has today ordered Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire, to “cease to admit any new students”. The enforcement action follows an emergency inspection by Ofsted in September that Williamson…