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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Amy Walker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Jack Dyson
Schools

DfE delays 32.5-hour week expectation to 2024

End-of-term announcement made ‘in recognition of the pressures facing schools’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

School with RAAC ‘might not be repaired for four years’

Pupils currently being bussed to separate school as primary shut for months

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson and Jessica Hill


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
Schools Week Reporter
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
Amy Walker
Governance

4 in 5 governors fear for the financial future of their schools

One in ten will set deficit budget or go cap-in-hand to the ESFA to balance income and expenditure, finds…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Misconduct

Teacher misconduct probes now take over TWO YEARS to resolve

Cases now take more than double the government’s 52-week target to complete

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Consider targeting future pay rises to shortage areas, STRB says

School Teachers’ Review Body is ‘deeply concerned’ about recruitment levels and calls for ‘targeted remuneration’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

9 key findings from Ofsted’s maths subject report

Maths education ‘broadly’ more positive than 2012, but recruitment is impacting provision, watchdog research says

Amy Walker
Amy Walker