Schools

Language hubs: 19 schools named in first round of £15m reboot

Expansion of pilot programme will include a £400k scheme to boost take-up of German

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

Ofsted won’t inspect schools on DfE’s RAAC list

Affected schools 'will not be selected for inspection during the term' unless Ofsted has 'concerns'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Primary school disadvantage gap stops widening

But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains way above pre-pandemic levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Educational psychologists vote to strike

But the Association of Educational Psychologists also said it had received an 'improved pay offer'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC PAC: 10 things we learned as DfE bosses grilled by MPs

Senior civil servants appeared before the public accounts committee amid the school building crisis

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC: Treasury snubbed 10-year school rebuild funds, says ex-minister

Lord Agnew says he had 'probably 10 meetings' to try to get a 'long-term envelope' confirmed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Spielman: Oliver has the ‘steel and integrity’ for top Ofsted job

Current chief inspector says she is 'very optimistic' about the tenure of her successor as she prepares to leave...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
Academies

DfE hopes £1.2m contract will boost academy trustee recruitment

Tender comes as survey finds three quarters of governors have difficulty recruiting to their boards

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC questionnaire: Trusts ‘assured’ they won’t be named and shamed

Sector leader says ministers have said responsible bodies deemed not to have responded 'will not be named publicly'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker