Pensions School pension contributions to rise – but government will fund (for now) The rise of more than 20% for state schools will be funded by government, but private schools left out… Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y Childcare £289m wraparound childcare scheme: what schools need to know Schools will have ‘central’ role – but not all primaries will have to deliver childcare Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y School funding £40m ‘hardship fund’: Council schools in just 35 areas to get help Government also confirms the cash to help schools afford teacher pay rise will be for one year only Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Home education Councils urged to create ‘voluntary’ home education registers DfE also recommends data-sharing with police and GPs as plans for a compulsory register remain in the long grass Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Teacher strikes Labour would scrap minimum service levels for schools Bridget Phillipson says ‘attack on the rights of working people’ is an ‘admission of failure’ over last year’s pay… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Ofsted has ‘moved too far’ from outcomes data, says former chief Wilshaw also says inspections don’t look ‘enough’ at teaching quality, and warns single-phrase judgments give parents ‘false comfort’ Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Schools Long read The schools trying to go green, and what’s stopping them We lay bare the challenges leaders encounter as they go green, following warnings DfE could miss carbon goals Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y RSHE Keegan steps in over school sex ed lessons ‘copyright myth’ Sample letters drawn up to help schools challenge obstructive curriculum providers Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Politics Mark Lehain returns as special adviser to education secretary Well-known free school founder reappointed 13 months after leaving post Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Exams Ofqual set to have interim boss for a year Temporary chief regulator to be appointed on ‘exceptional basis’ to deal with ‘challenging period’ ahead Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Academies Falling rolls could give academy drive unexpected boost Experts warn of ‘imbalances’ over school place planning as councils have no admission powers over academies Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Schools Investigation Thousands wait months for DBS checks as police overwhelmed As many as one in ten school workers faced waits of over 60 days in some areas last year,… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 971 Older