Academies

Revealed: The metrics that will be used for academy decisions

Government hopes guidance will shed light on behind-closed-doors commissioning

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
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Politics

Revealed: The full details of Labour’s education ‘mission’

Leaked document reveals aim to hold schools to account for attainment in at least one creative or vocational subject

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

What’s changed in slimmed-down 2023 academy trust handbook?

Ministers release their ‘clearer and more concise’ handbook for academy trusts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Starmer signals curriculum swing back to skills

Labour leader promises both knowledge and skills in ‘modernised curriculum’ – with ‘greater emphasis on creativity and resilience’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Limit private school fees and require more outreach, says think tank

EDSK warns against Labour’s plan to lift charitable status, but says private school reform needed to ‘improve their image’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Academies

Ministers told to scrap academy order after ‘good’ Ofsted

City’s last maintained secondary at centre of parent campaign overturns ‘inadequate’ rating

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Free flu vaccine offered to all secondary school pupils

Pupils will be offered a nasal spray through school’s vaccination programme during the autumn term

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Plug pulled on government-backed turnaround trust

Falcon trust, set up to take on schools no-one else wanted, will now close

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

School loses injunction bid to halt publication of ‘unfair’ Ofsted report

Thomas Telford School was downgraded from ‘outstanding’ after inspectors found suspensions were not recorded properly

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Pandemic unravels progress for looked-after children

GCSE grade gaps have widened since 2019 – reversing pre-pandemic trends

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Revealed: 22 experts to help create ‘cultural education plan’

New plan will look to ‘equalise’ opportunities for young people

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth