Ofsted

Ofsted: Inside the emergency inspector training

How the watchdog responded after last week’s critical findings from headteacher Ruth Perry’s inquest

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Journalism

Schools Week journalists recognised at prestigious awards

Our investigations and chief reporter both praised at British Journalism Awards

John Dickens
John Dickens
SEND

How investors are making millions from the ‘bankrupt’ SEND system

Independent special schools run by private equity firms are now propping up the sector amid a capacity crisis. But…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Government ‘not governing’ as schools policies in limbo

Schools Week analysis finds at least 21 policies promised for this year have yet to materialise

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Most headteachers wouldn’t wish the job on others, finds poll

Four in 10 members of the NAHT leaders’ union say they have accessed mental health support in the last…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

Record SEND tribunals rise AGAIN, as nearly all parents win appeals

Just two per cent of refusals by councils to provide SEND support were upheld in tribunal decisions last year

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Exams

65,000 more exam grade appeals – but still below pre-Covid levels

Marking challenges move closer towards 2019 levels after exams returned to pre-virus standards

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Advanced British Standard consultation: What you need to know

Ministers seek views on their plans for new 16 to 19 qualification dubbed ‘headless chicken policymaking’

John Dickens
John Dickens
Attendance

Term-time holidays drive record unauthorised school absence fines

Almost 400,000 penalties were issued by councils last year, DfE data shows

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Exams: Pupil cheating rises by a fifth, with harsher punishments

The number of pupils caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams continues to rise

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Tutoring

Tutoring: 3 in 10 schools shunned programme last year

And the proportion of tutoring delivered to disadvantaged pupils has dropped

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Tackling the mental health impacts of Covid

In the last of a three-part series on bridging Covid-related learning gaps, Phil Roberts, Director from SIMS at ParentPay…

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