News

Unions want £1.7bn more school funding in autumn statement

Chancellor warned that without extra cash, schools ‘will begin to cut essential provision in order to survive’

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Freddie Whittaker
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Why I love IRIS Ed:gen

David Houghton, Chief Operating Officer at Kernow Learning, explains why he loves IRIS Ed:gen – the cloud-native, data-driven, all-in-one…

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Oak National Academy

Legal showdown over Oak quango gets the go-ahead

Bodies representing ed tech and publishing firms say the curriculum body amounts to ‘unlawful state subsidy’

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Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Boosting teacher bursaries would have greater impact than raising pay

Research also finds those recruited off the back of bursaries were more likely to teach in schools which often…

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Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
Politics

Prospects for career in teaching ‘never been better’, claims Gibb

Schools minister says free schools have ‘liberated’ the teaching profession and MATs let leaders advance earlier

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted: ‘Coasting’ schools policy has ‘raised the stakes’, says Spielman

Key findings from the chief inspector’s (potentially last) education committee appearance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Ofsted

Social care: Ofsted slams joint working as schools ‘isolated’

Watchdog says ‘more needs to be done so that agencies see schools as a key partner’

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Two-thirds of Ofsted grades now match results after pandemic dip

Inspectorate says alignment now similar to pre-2019 despite curriculum focus, but outliers remain

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
School funding

Funding mistake won’t rip up DfE staff reward voucher scheme

Department says it would be ‘unfair to penalise junior staff’ for funding gaffe

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC issues stall academy trust transfer plans

DfE deferred proposals to hand United Learning capital cash as part of the takeover because it is instead focused…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Surge in academy warning notices prompts calls for rethink

More than 150 termination warning notices issued to trusts in just two years, new figures show

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
RAAC

Early RAAC work ‘financially penalises’ council

City council says it won’t be reimbursed for ‘putting children’s safety first’ by repairing RAAC school early

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson