Schools

New special schools languish as contractors flounder 

The schools include two built by failed firm Caledonian Modular, which DfE has launched an investigation into over safety…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Spielman: Oliver has the ‘steel and integrity’ for top Ofsted job

Current chief inspector says she is ‘very optimistic’ about the tenure of her successor as she prepares to leave…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
Schools

‘Disastrous’ Birmingham £100m IT system hits school budgets

Schools left in dark about surpluses amid technology issues at cash-strapped local authority

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

How attendance hubs are tackling soaring absences

Leaders are going beyond the school gates in their push to get children back in the classroom

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Education MPs endorse Sir Martyn Oliver as new Ofsted boss

Oliver said in his application Ofsted has gone from being seen as ‘combative to cold’, and will take a…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
RAAC

DfE now says ‘reasonable’ RAAC revenue costs WILL be funded

Government updates guidance after original funding snub ‘added insult to injury’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Ofsted

Trust leaders more likely to work part-time for Ofsted

Incoming chief Sir Martyn Oliver has pledged to look at getting more sector leaders involved in inspections

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
School buildings

Faults (and leaks) force two school closures a day

Collapsed ceilings, ‘flying debris’ from damaged roofs and overflowing sewage prompt thousands of emergency closures

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

DfE hopes £1.2m contract will boost academy trustee recruitment

Tender comes as survey finds three quarters of governors have difficulty recruiting to their boards

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC: Conservatives’ concrete crisis causes classroom chaos

A long-read on the week the RAAC ‘ticking time bomb’ exploded

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
RAAC

RAAC questionnaire: Trusts ‘assured’ they won’t be named and shamed

Sector leader says ministers have said responsible bodies deemed not to have responded ‘will not be named publicly’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

de Souza joins National Institute of Teaching research advisory group

Professor Becky Allen also joins panel which will be ‘sounding board’ for ideas, chaired by Carole Willis

Amy Walker
Amy Walker