Academies

‘Coasting’ powers putting ‘squeeze’ on voluntary converter help

Regional director says ‘best examples’ of academisation take place when she collaborates with councils to help them visit trusts…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Council faces legal challenge over falling rolls closure plan

Head questions ‘protection’ of academies and free schools in council’s school closures plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Reforming post-16 right now Sunak? You’re joking, say school leaders

Government criticised as schools struggle with recruitment and attendance woes, collapsing support services and Covid recovery

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

School ‘dentistry duty’ gets the brush-off from leaders’ union

Labour’s pledges ‘supervised toothbrushing’ for reception pupils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Two in five trusts shun tutoring as finances worsen

Just 46% of CEOs are confident about the financial sustainability of their trusts, down from 77% last year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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