Yesterday was the last day to apply for anyone wanting to start a free school in 2013. In the first year, 24 of those applying succeeded. This year, 72 made it. For 2013, there are over 300 applications, and probably more than 100 will be approved. Click here for the full article  

Can superhead Sir Michael Wilshaw work his magic at Ofsted? Click here for the full article.  

Daily Telegraph – Does what pupils wear to school really make any difference? Click here for the full article.  

Today’s announcement that more than 100 free schools, most run by parents, charities or faith groups, are due to open in September 2012, provides yet more proof that Michael Gove’s reforms are gathering real momentum. Click here for the full article.

Hundreds of failing primary schools will be pulled out of local authority control and converted into academies under Government plans being announced today. Click here for the full article.  

One in six secondary schools now an academy, figures show. Click here for the full article.

Katharine Birbalsingh is the teacher who exposed the failings of the comprehensive school system at the Conservative party conference last year. Here she explains why school uniform matters.  

Schoolchildren should be forced to do up their top button and wear ties properly in a crackdown on bad behaviour, according to a top Government advisor. Click here for the full article.  

Parents fear that their local schools are being railroaded into applying for academy status by a service provider. Click here for the full article.

The first free school has been given the green light to open in September. Click here for the full article.