Schools DfE’s sport and activity action plan: What schools need to know Ministers to beef up checks on how schools spend PE funding and update guidance to support 2-hour target Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Schools Government still lags well behind NPQ take-up target Just 63,484 NPQ courses have been started in two years, against a DfE target of 150,000 across three, new… Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Ministers £50k minister pay-offs, and 8 more DfE accounts findings £20 million paid out in department staff shake-up, plus high needs deficits leave LAs facing ‘financial failure’ Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y Exams Price of exams rises 6.5% in a year Ofqual analysis warns of ‘increasing cost pressures’ on exam boards, but full impact of inflation may not yet be… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Unions Pepe Di’Iasio nominated to succeed Barton as ASCL general secretary Headteacher and former president is executive’s pick, but members will have chance to challenge him Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Ofsted reveals most common subjects for inspection deep dives New Ofsted analysis shows an average of four deep dives per school inspection, with music and RE among the… Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y School funding £2bn school funding boost ‘didn’t go far enough’, admits Keegan Education secretary also wants to ‘streamline’ teacher pay and school budgeting process, admitting current system is ‘not ideal’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y ESFA 12 ESFA staff get £50k+ exit packages amid restructure Annual accounts of funding agency also reveal how £5.8m in debts owed by academies have been written-off Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Schools DfE delays 32.5-hour week expectation to 2024 End-of-term announcement made ‘in recognition of the pressures facing schools’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y RAAC Exclusive School with RAAC ‘might not be repaired for four years’ Pupils currently being bussed to separate school as primary shut for months Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson and Jessica Hill 2y Ofsted OGAT boss Martyn Oliver set for Ofsted chief inspector role Sir Martyn Oliver runs leading turnaround trust, but has been criticised over exclusion rates and use of isolation Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y Ofsted Ofsted: 9 key findings from its history subject report History’s position in schools is ‘more secure’, but ‘significant’ work needed to develop ambitious curriculums Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Newer 1 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 972 Older