Schools

Lambeth spent £230k on legal fees over superhead departure

It was revealed the council had reached a settlement with Sir Craig Tunstall last month

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher training

Teacher training guru Lynne McKenna, University of Sunderland

Lynne McKenna, Dean of Education and Society at the University of Sunderland, has a formidable work ethic. She “easily”...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
School funding

‘Sizeable minority’ of academy trusts ‘vulnerable’ as pupil numbers fall

Analysis finds hundreds of primary-only or majority trusts could be in financial jeopardy

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy trust top slicing is on the up (but do schools get better deal?)

As two trusts top-slice almost 10%, chiefs say running services in-house saves time and money for heads

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

‘Severe hardship’ as thousands of schools get 0.5% funding rise

Academy trust body requests emergency funding following government's reduction in minimum per-pupil funding levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

More than 10,000 pupils ‘fall through the cracks’ – de Souza

Children's commissioner makes wide-ranging recommendations to make school system more 'inclusive'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

Unions express ‘frustration and disquiet’ after DfE pay evidence delayed

Missed deadline comes after STRB remit letter was issued just days before Christmas

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Home education

Rate of pupils leaving for home education doubles

Poorer areas see some of the biggest rises, as more parents withdraw children because of unmet needs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

New legal duty on school staff to report child sexual abuse

Home Office outlines new safeguarding requirement - but few details confirmed and no date for introduction yet

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey