School funding

Rising costs risk pledge to restore school funding to 2010 levels

IFS predicts school purchasing power will actually be 3% lower than in 2010 by next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Advanced British standard: Everything you need to know

Your trusty Schools Week explainer on Rishi Sunak’s proposed new qualification to replace A-levels

John Dickens
John Dickens and Samantha Booth
Politics

Sunak to replace A-levels with ‘Advanced British standard’

PM wants to merge A-levels and T-levels into new single qualification for sixth formers to study five subjects including…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Email attacks: Don’t lock down unless police say, DfE tells schools

The message comes after schools in three counties locked down over emails threatening violence to pupils and staff

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Transgender guidance

Keegan has not met any LGBT+ groups to discuss trans guidance

Education secretary had said delays to advice would allow more time ‘to speak to stakeholders’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Ofsted has gone from ‘critical friend to just critic’ says children’s tsar

Dame Rachel de Souza likens incoming chief inspector to a ‘new Pope’, who can ‘fix what went wrong’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Oak National Academy

Most teachers say Oak lessons didn’t cut workload

Evaluation also finds far fewer teachers used the online platform last year

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Moynihan: Schools need solutions to ‘stretched to hell’ support services

In rare public appearance, Harris Federation boss reveals the big schools issues he wants government to tackle

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

School mobile phone ‘ban’ won’t be statutory

But Gillian Keegan warned government will consider introducing new law if schools don’t follow advice

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND apprenticeship pilot attracts just three recruits

National Institute of Teaching believes timing was a major stumbling block, but scheme will still roll out nationally

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Fact check: Could state schools deal with ‘influx’ of private kids?

Changing demographics help Labour’s argument that its policy won’t negatively affect the state sector

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Ministers extend mental health support as waiting list swells

The DfE is looking to extend a mental health support package for headteachers beyond March after a waiting list…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth