ITT review

Snubbed uni slams ‘inconsistent and unfair’ ITT review after ‘good’ Ofsted

Analysis shows 78% of providers denied accreditation have been rated ‘good’ or better under Ofsted’s new framework

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

One in five undergraduate trainee teachers don’t qualify

And proportion of postgraduates gaining qualified teacher status hits a five-year low

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation

Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Education APPG chair broke transparency rules, says watchdog

Parliamentary commissioner for standards finds BESA-backed committee failed to publish income and expenditure statements

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Tutoring

Tutoring programme underspend ramps up to £240m

Latest data shows 43% of funding went unspent last financial year

John Dickens
John Dickens
SATs

Capita ‘rewarded’ for 2022 SATs chaos as £1.5m shaved off penalty

Ministers waive part of permitted fee for outsourcing giant to ‘de-risk delivery for future test cycles’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Schools

Support staff needed to ease teacher workload crisis, says DfE study

Government-commissioned report calls for more ‘curriculum support officers’ to help teachers with admin

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

DfE schools survey exposes depths of cost-of-living crisis

Two-thirds of schools hike meal prices, while three in 10 say energy support scheme made no difference

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Astrea ‘strong and improving’ but exclusions ‘too high’ says Ofsted

Leaders ‘united by vision of addressing disadvantage’, but behaviour and attendance issues remain

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

ASCL halts strike ballot as members accept 6.5% pay deal

In a consultation with leaders in the union, 87% voted in favour of accepting the offer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Rise in parents complaining to Ofsted about schools post-Covid

But watchdog wants to ‘reassure’ sector that few led to snap inspections

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

Heads sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5%

Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker