Ofsted

No Ofsted guidance to amend inspections for stressed heads, inquest hears

National director says minimising stress was ‘core value’ of inspector training, but admitted lack of written guidance

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher strikes

Leaders slam ‘sham’ anti-strike law consultation

Schools given just 150 characters to comment on controversial minimum service level laws, and must pick a preferred option

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Teacher strikes

Minimum service level proposals: Everything schools need to know

It will be left up to heads to decide ‘appropriate’ staffing levels and down to schools and trusts to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

DfE wants 3 in 4 pupils in during strikes, leaked documents reveal

Ministers accused of acting in ‘bad faith’ and deliberately ‘collapsing’ minimum service level talks with unions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE south west regional director leaves for council job

Hannah Woodhouse to depart the DfE after seven years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ruth Perry: Family meet £50k target for inquest legal costs

Family launched crowdfunding campaign after being denied legal aid days before an inquest into headteacher’s death

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Teaching awards

Revealed: The 2023 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Sixteen winners from across UK schools and colleges recognised

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Village primary wins the ‘golden ticket’ for new school

Ninety-pupil primary’s move into brand-new site greenlit after plunging birth rates put paid to free school plans

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Only public confidence stopping us from using AI in marking, says AQA

AQA’s boss said artificial intelligence could be used ‘pretty much tomorrow morning’ to mark markers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Attendance

£15m plans revealed to ramp up attendance-boosting mentoring pilot

Government launches search for firms to expand project into 10 investment areas and help 3,600 pupils a year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

‘More transparent’ Ofsted complaints process gets go ahead

Internal reviews scrapped and new post-inspection calls allowed in changes to speed up process and increase transparency

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

New academy trust descriptors could stifle innovation

Trust boss fears descriptors could become the ‘Ofsted handbook’ of the MAT world

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson