News DfE ‘lack of engagement’ with outdoor space inquiry criticised But top civil servant says department ‘does not hold formal joint responsibility for the policy areas in the inquiry’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Management information systems Competition watchdog launches another probe into SIMs CMA probing concerns ESS SIMS could be ‘abusing’ its ‘dominant’ market position after Schools Week investigation Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Recruitment and retention Five key findings on teacher recruitment and retention Cutting workload could have similar impact to raising pay, finds report Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y School funding Teachers’ pensions: Emergency fund needed to cover grant shortfall Union leaders write to ministers after warnings that schools face funding shortfalls ‘of £70,000 or more’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Academies MATs ‘more likely’ to be approved to run council-proposed special schools DfE introduces expectation that bids via the ‘free school presumption route’ demonstrate ‘resilience’ in face of falling rolls and… Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Academies Long read Regional directors push growing MATs to mentors Bosses of trusts wanting to expand are now being told by regional directors to get mentoring from experienced CEOs Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Teacher training Exclusive School teacher trainers reveal ITTECF mentor workload doubts ITT providers lack confidence government will achieve key targets through its new teacher training framework, survey suggests Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Unions Long read From the frontline: Heads reveal poverty, abuse and funding woes Headteachers share their big talking points at the annual NAHT school leaders’ conference Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Faith schools Catholic school caught up in row over abolition of 50% cap Education secretary criticised for launching faith reforms at school with fewer pupils on free school meals Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Alternative provision Exclusive Alternative provision: Let disrupted pupils repeat year 11, says de Souza DfE should also fund ‘graduated stepdown programme of support for all year 11 leavers’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Investigation Ofsted grades keep getting better after Oliver takes helm Watchdog puts findings down to continued ‘upward trend in inspection outcomes over the last few years’ Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Recruitment and retention Exclusive Trust plans for accountancy-style career path for teaching assistants Route would be targeted at support staff who don’t already hold a degree Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Newer 1 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 1,015 Older
