Free school meals

Make ‘adjustments’ to give disabled pupils free school meals – DfE

DfE also beefs up guidance for councils about providing meals for children educated outside state schools following legal threat

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Protests

The Khan social cohesion review: 7 things schools need to know

Independent adviser on social cohesion recommends buffer zones preventing protests directly outside schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Solutions

Can the new teaching apprenticeship solve recruitment woes?

New route for those without an existing degree will be introduced next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Cuts start to bite as DfE faces £1.5bn budget blackhole

Government cuts back governance, teacher development and training funding as pay bill looms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Interview

Geoff Barton: ‘I don’t want to be wheeled out as yesterday’s man’

Departing ASCL boss talks supporting heads through Covid, his new oracy commission, that pay dispute and looking forwards, not...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

£2.3m absence mentoring pilot reaches just half of target

And just half of those reached achieved improved attendance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Unions: ‘Clunky’ advanced British standard risks ‘blunt choice’ for pupils

Ministers accused of 'putting the cart before the horse' with 16-19 reform plans

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Kat Howard, Summer Turner, James Biddulph, Majella McCarthy

Leader who served ex-PM breakfast and almost starred in Hollyoaks and principal who lived in rainforest among those starting...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Schools and trusts slow to publish governors diversity data

Government wants diversity details of boards to be 'widely available', but data protection a barrier, report trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker