Teacher pay

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

Phillipson accepts STRB’s recommendation but says schools will have to fund a quarter of the rise themselves

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


Recruitment and retention

DfE chief: ‘We can support schools to be more efficient’

Susan Acland-Hood also claims pledge to recruit 6,500 more teachers is underway, but cannot explain policy

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Revealed: The school pupils who disengage during ‘Year 7 dip’

Studies should be ‘warning sign’ for early intervention, say experts

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

New 25-school MAT on cards as Compass and Eko plan merger

Average academy trust size now surpasses five schools as smaller trusts merge

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Founding CEO of Yorkshire MAT to retire

Former ASCL president and long-term trust boss set to be replaced in new year

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

How academy trusts are ‘caught in a trap’ on school reserves

Most trusts say money has been built up to fund construction projects or to shield from financial uncertainties

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Schools could face SEND tribunal penalties 

Direction forcing schools and councils to follow rules on evidence bundles follows deluge of ‘irrelevant’ information

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker