Edtech

Schools wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’

Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

AI guidance for schools: 9 key findings for leaders

Government toolkits say schools can use AI to write letters to parents, give pupil feedback and come up with…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Ofsted flags safety concerns at country’s first secure school

Inspectors find increase in youngsters making weapons out of ‘everyday items’ after doors were damaged amid building issue

Aislinn O Donnell
Jessie Williams
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Anthem, Archway, Bishop Wilkinson

This week’s movers and shakers include a Kylie superfan, a cornet player and karaoke champion

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Harris Federation scales back redundancies

Schools Week revealed last month that 45 jobs were at risk

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust pulls plug on merger after chair’s resignation

Merger collapses amid trust’s concerns ‘there was no longer a secure foundation’ for plans to progress

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


News

Free school meals extension: What schools need to know

Schools told to keep eligibility under ‘continued review’ from 2026, but to avoid ‘sudden loss’ of entitlement mid-year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed

Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Admissions

Popular schools should prioritise places for poorer pupils, says charity

Teach First calls for pilot that boosts pupil premium funding to motivate schools to be more inclusive

Freddie Whittaker
Jessie Williams
Teacher pay

Schools risk ‘inadvertently’ breaking minimum wage law

Bottom end of unqualified teacher pay scales could fall below legal requirements, legal experts warn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment and retention

Mums who return to teaching part-time more likely to stay

New study reveals how the first 12 months back are crucial for retaining new mums

Freddie Whittaker
Jessie Williams
Pupil premium

DfE reviews pupil premium amid free meals extension concerns

But the education secretary rejects ‘barefaced lie’ as Tories claim schools could lose £1.5bn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker