Attendance

ASCL president urges ‘change of tone’ as parental disputes drive absence

Politicians and commentators 'far too quick to take potshots at schools', says trust CEO John Camp

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Unions

New ASCL boss strikes optimistic tone as pay battle looms

Pepe Di'Iasio speaks to Schools Week as he prepares to take over at headteachers' union

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Post-election spending review leaves schools in dark over funding

The government has not said what will happen to budgets after next March

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Budget 2024

Budget 2024: £105m for 15 special free schools, and nothing else

Plus no news on tutoring cash extension suggests 'curtain has crashed down' on scheme

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

CST calls for policy changes over ‘unsustainable’ parent complaints

Academy body says rise in complaints is putting 'significant pressure on school leaders’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Curriculum

Martin Lewis: Financial education curriculum win ‘self-defeating’ as schools lack resources

Journalist and campaigner also reveals his charity paid over £500k for textbook after government refused to fund it

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Trauma, expense and delays: Symptoms of a SEND system in ‘complete crisis’

Complaints to the SEND watchdog have nearly tripled over the past five years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher pay

Give teachers and leaders ‘double digit’ pay rise, says NAHT

Primary heads' union becomes latest to demand above-inflation rise and restoration of pay following real-terms cuts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Careers

More schools meet careers benchmarks, but most still miss target

Proportion of schools meeting all eight Gatsby benchmarks increases by 52% in a year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson