Schools

How robots are helping anxious pupils go back to school

Schools are now using the AV1 devices as part of their attendance strategy

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted boss: ‘Grumpier’ post-Covid world driving parent complaint hike

Amanda Spielman warns parents now ‘spray’ complaints at multiple agencies at once

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Headteacher turnover still higher than pre-Covid

New analysis reveals leaders are continuing to leave the sector amid ‘a general lack of contentment’

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

‘Coasting’ powers putting ‘squeeze’ on voluntary converter help

Regional director says ‘best examples’ of academisation take place when she collaborates with councils to help them visit trusts…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Council faces legal challenge over falling rolls closure plan

Head questions ‘protection’ of academies and free schools in council’s school closures plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Reforming post-16 right now Sunak? You’re joking, say school leaders

Government criticised as schools struggle with recruitment and attendance woes, collapsing support services and Covid recovery

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


Politics

School ‘dentistry duty’ gets the brush-off from leaders’ union

Labour’s pledges ‘supervised toothbrushing’ for reception pupils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Two in five trusts shun tutoring as finances worsen

Just 46% of CEOs are confident about the financial sustainability of their trusts, down from 77% last year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Rising costs risk pledge to restore school funding to 2010 levels

IFS predicts school purchasing power will actually be 3% lower than in 2010 by next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Advanced British standard: Everything you need to know

Your trusty Schools Week explainer on Rishi Sunak’s proposed new qualification to replace A-levels

John Dickens
John Dickens and Samantha Booth
Politics

Sunak to replace A-levels with ‘Advanced British standard’

PM wants to merge A-levels and T-levels into new single qualification for sixth formers to study five subjects including…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Email attacks: Don’t lock down unless police say, DfE tells schools

The message comes after schools in three counties locked down over emails threatening violence to pupils and staff

Amy Walker
Amy Walker