Schools

Working in schools ‘unsustainably demanding’ as teacher wellbeing hits five-year low

The education workforce is ‘stressed and unhappy at work,’ warns teacher support charity

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Recruitment and retention

Teachers’ home working ‘masks’ true workload challenge

Most leaders have not read government workload reduction toolkit, and just 1 in 10 found it ‘useful’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools invited to apply for free King Charles portrait

Portraits of the King will be printed on ‘high quality paper’ and mounted in a frame of ‘certified oak’…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
School funding

Trusts with large reserves must prove they have plans to spend them

Government clarifies its approach to those sitting on large levels of reserves after crackdown calls from spending watchdog

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Schools should have SENCo-style role to support young carers

Report warns pupils with caring responsibilities are not being properly identified by schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Damian Hinds returns to DfE as schools minister

Appointment follows resignation of schools minister Nick Gibb

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Solutions

How schools with the poorest intakes boosted progress

Heads explain how they improved behaviour, changed leadership and reached outside of the school gates to boost results

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Nick Gibb: Schools minister’s resignation letter – in full

‘My passion for ensuring that every child gets the best possible education will remain with me until my dying…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Nick Gibb stands down as schools minister

Front-bencher has dominated Conservative education policymaking since 2005

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND: Children in richer areas more likely to get an EHCP and precise diagnosis

Findings suggest some ‘rationing’ of support in less affluent areas, researchers warn

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Department for Education

Keegan to get her own camera person (on £50k a year)

The DfE is recruiting a videographer to film regular content of Gillian Keegan for her social media channels

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Brighton hopes admissions change will ‘lessen inequality’

The council is consulting on plans to give secondary admissions priority to poorer pupils

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson