Two Devon schools chosen to be National Teaching Schools

From the Bournemouth Echo: Tregonwell Multi-Academy Trust and Twynham School have been selected to be National Teaching Schools - Teaching schools were introduced in 2001 and are all rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. They raise standards through school-to-school support.

Parents question details of academy consultation process

From the Birmingham Mail: '...parents were ...concerned that the schools (Colmore Infant and Nursery School and neighbouring Colmore Junior School) had engaged a consultancy company specialising in academy conversion, leading to speculation that it was a “done deal”.'

Haverhill Academy becomes a national teaching school

From the Haverhill Echo: 'Samuel Ward Academy has been selected by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to become a national teaching school...'