Schools

Most teaching bursaries rise, but spend still £54m below pre-pandemic levels

Bursaries up in most subjects and re-introduced in art, music and RE, but English grant cut

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Phillipson: We need to do ‘much more’ on education

Shadow education secretary also said ‘resetting the relationship’ between the government and sector is key to delivering pledge to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

Labour: Ofsted reform a priority, but we’ll work with sector to get it right

Shadow schools minister insists reform will not be ‘done to’ schools and the inspectorate, but ‘jointly created’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
AI

Education ‘hackathon’ could test AI role in EHCPs and careers advice

The artificial intelligence firm linked to Vote Leave campaign wins £350k government contract to run first-of-kind event

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Alternative provision

‘Out of sight, out of mind’: The rise of unregistered alternative provision

Thousands of children are being educated in unregistered alternative provision where teachers require neither qualifications nor criminal record checks….

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Schools

Jamaican teachers ease Harris Federation’s recruitment woes

The leading trust says it has hired more than 150 specialist teachers from the country in five years

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


Schools

Former Newham head leaves Star Academies after a year

Mouhssin Ismail was tasked with getting more disadvantaged children into elite universities

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

‘Astounding’ educational psychologists pay U-turn could impact schools

Education psychologists will strike later this autumn

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

‘Grounds to reopen’ pay dispute over £370m funding gaffe, says NEU boss

Daniel Kebede said 6.5% pay deal was signed ‘on the premise that there would be protections around pupil funding’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Council criticised over ‘turn the tap off’ EHCP referrals plan

Norfolk council has acknowledged the phrasing was ‘unhelpful’ as campaigners fear it will ration support

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Barran ‘worries’ teachers ‘don’t believe’ pledge to cut workload

Academies minister said she hears that ‘teachers don’t feel appreciated’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School funding

School budget ‘chaos’ after DfE’s £370m funding gaffe

Top boss apologises and education secretary orders investigation after error leaves many schools with tens of thousands of pounds…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker