Academies Job cuts loom at trust with £9m deficit Ministers tighten up their oversight of 25-school chain amid concerns over ‘weak financial position’ and ‘continued’ breaches Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Ofsted Long read Does Ofsted’s approach to achievement data add up? ‘How on earth can you use a national average against a population that’s clearly in no way average?’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Behaviour Behaviour expert plays down hubs’ restorative practice trend ‘The behaviour hubs actively encouraged schools to adopt greater levels of consistency, rigour and predictability’ Chaminda Jayanetti 2mo Chaminda Jayanetti 2mo Inclusion SEND bailout could ‘reduce incentives to contain costs’ Leaders welcome plan to write off 90% of deficits, but warn there is ‘not currently enough money in the… Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo Ofsted Ofsted requests schools publish QR code with report card content Watchdog wants parents to get links to full reports to avoid ‘cherry picking’ only positive grades Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo News ‘Inclusion base’ for every school – but who will pay? Leaders call for clarity as data shows current provision – and how it is funded – varies Ruth Lucas 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo Safeguarding KCSIE 2026: Everything schools need to know Proposed guidance strengthens expectations around serious violence and mobile phone use in schools Ruth Lucas 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted reviews data shown in special school report cards New reports currently compare metrics like capacity of special schools to other schools in their phase, not other specialist… Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo Schools Draft gender guidance urges ‘very careful approach’ to social transition Proposed guidance also states there are ‘no exceptions’ for single-sex spaces in schools Ruth Lucas 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo School buildings Education estates strategy to replace CIF and create surplus land framework New process for repairs to standalone academies and small trusts will not require ‘full bids’, says DfE Ruth Lucas 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo Inclusion DfE expects all secondary schools to have ‘inclusion bases’ Each school would have a ‘dedicated safe space away from busy classrooms where pupils can access targeted support’, says… Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker and Ruth Lucas 2mo Academies Star academy trust fell victim to ‘historic fraud’ over several years MAT with 36 schools says ‘all reasonable steps taken’ following ‘significant financial irregularity’ Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Newer 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1,033 Older
