Schools

Loss of £80m low-carbon skills fund could stop schools going green

Cash-strapped schools will be unable to afford bids for a wider decarbonisation scheme, consultants warn

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Speech and language pilot extended, but funding is cut

Early language support for every child pilot gets extension, but funding reduced despite aim to reach more children

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Five things we learned about the teacher workforce from the STRB report

Teachers’ pay has been eroded far more sharply than other professions, data shows

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
SEND

Extra £1bn SEND funding is ‘not reaching children’

Many councils aren’t passing on the funding allocated for high needs at last year’s budget

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

SEND reforms: the backlash begins

‘If SEND isn’t fixed now – it will become so broken and big, it never gets resolved’, says one…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Teacher pay

Teacher pay and conditions: 5 suggestions from the STRB

Make schools ‘fully embrace’ flexible working, review pay grades and consider multi-year settlements, says review body

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Teacher pay

Teacher pay: DfE accepts 4% rise, provides £615m funding

But schools must fund a quarter of the rise themselves, on top of savings they’ve already budgeted for

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Inclusive schools reflect their areas and are ‘culturally sensitive’ on behaviour – think tank

Centre for Young Lives recommends admissions duties are returned to councils and RISE advisers monitor school rolls

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Lords seek to water down schools bill powers

Peers will consider hundreds of amendments to the legislation as opposition politicians point to ‘serious concerns’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
MATs

Large trust CEO leaves after just 18 months

GLF Schools boss stands down with ‘immediate effect’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Private school VAT raids: What’s the actual impact?

Settings reduce fees and boost bursaries as tax changes take effect, but more pupils leave than government predicted

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
RISE teams

Wi-fi scheme only for ‘stuck’ schools after levelling-up plan ditched

New scheme will offer £25m worth of support to boost connectivity in the classroom – but only to RISE…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson