Schools

Data for rebuilding programme ‘flawed’, says councillor

Education chief says council used its own data for rebuilding bids as DfE’s was ‘inaccurate’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Tributes paid to ‘education giant’ Sir Tim Brighouse

One of the country’s most influential educators remembered as a ‘towering beacon of light’

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

‘Bankrupt’ councils eye education budgets for savings

School leaders urge government to invest more in public services amid potential cuts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Virtual school heads scheme set for £4m expansion

Virtual school heads will now promote outcomes of all children in kinship care, government announces

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Government to ‘explore’ making schools statutory safeguarding partner through pilot

New guidance on multi-agency safeguarding also highlights the role of schools, and underlines absence as a potential indicator of…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

How Ofsted grades changed under Amanda Spielman: 7 findings

More schools have been judged ‘good’ by Ofsted under Spielman’s tenure, but new analysis questions whether it follows genuine…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


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