Michael Gove ‘risks losing votes’ for Conservatives
Michael Gove’s aggressive stance against the education establishment risks losing votes for the Conservatives even among the party’s natural supporters, according to a new poll.
Michael Gove to force children to pick up litter
School children to be forced to pick up litter, mop floors and even remove graffiti under plans by Michael Gove to get tough on disruptive pupils.
Ofsted boss condemns state schools for letting high-flyers flounder
Too many intelligent pupils are being allowed to get away with mediocre exam results, Ofsted has warned.
Comment: Bullying should be considered a crime
Bullying threatens the safety of our children. A mandatory bullying law would help protect them.
Comment: Sinister forces forced down GCSE results
The fall in GCSE grades this year has little to do with the pupils but demonstrates something far more sinister going on in government bodies like Ofqual.
‘Satisfactory’ not good enough for England’s schools
Schools watchdog Ofsted is scrapping its ‘satisfactory’ rating in a bid to improve coasting schools.
New Ofsted boss backs school commissioners
The schools watchdog’s new head has called for the introduction of apolitical local education chiefs.
Ofsted questions special needs teaching
By politics.co.uk staff A quarter of all pupils identified as having special educational needs (SEN) may be wrongly classified, schools watchdog Ofsted has said. Its report suggested the classification could be incorrect because teachers are not concentrating on improving educational standards for all. Christine Gilbert, Ofsted’s chief inspector, told the Today programme a “shift in […]
Ofsted finds ‘worrying’ levels of sexual behaviour in young children
By Liz Stephens Schools have repeatedly suspended pupils as young as four for inappropriate sexual behaviour, an Ofsted inquiry has found. Investigating an increase in exclusions from primary schools, school inspectors unearthed high incidences of children touching other children inappropriately and using sexually explicit language as well as swearing, attacking staff and damaging property. The […]
‘Boring teachers’ to be addressed by Ofsted
By politics.co.uk staff The government is set to launch a crackdown on “boring teachers” in response to worries pupils’ attainment is slipping due to a lack of stimulation in the classroom. The chief inspector of schools, Christine Gilbert, said Ofsted inspectors would begin to be asked to assess why pupils are not paying attention in […]
