Academies

Academy sector annual report: 7 key findings

Auditors sound warning over pension liabilities, while one trust paid out an exit package of at least £200k

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Sir Hamid Patel appointed interim Ofsted chair

Star Academies chief executive will lead Ofsted board after Dame Christine Ryan steps down later this year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 to go ahead

Plans to increase rates by up to £200 a year will be introduced in April, but lowest-paid would not…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

More children start school with poor speech and language skills, warn teachers

And most say this makes their job harder, poll finds

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
News

7 things we learned from Labour ministers in Parliament

Schools minister won’t rule out cutting core subjects and scrapping SATs as MPs clash at education questions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Attainment

Teachers bogged down by admin, and 7 other TIMSS 2023 findings

How does England fare on experienced teachers, belonging and three-year GCSEs? All you need to know from international study

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


News

TIMSS: Gender gap widens as boys ‘significantly’ outperform girls

Gap of 26 points in year 9 maths performance is largest of any country taking part in the international…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: ImpactEd, Islington, Browne Jacobson, BEST

This week’s movers and shakers include a keen drummer and a young politician with a passion for dance

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Academy trust walks away from merger with struggling chain

45-school MAT reveals the funding needed for a long-planned merger ‘was not available’, prompting fears trusts will become ‘more…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Cheaper to pay fines than provide SEND support

Councils pay families thousands of pounds for failure to provide support stipulated in EHCPs

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
Attendance

Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister

Catherine McKinnell says she’s focused on children who regularly miss ‘significant amounts of school’

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
News

DfE won’t fully fund unexpected post-16 pupils

Government warns ‘very large’ increase in 16 to 19-year-olds in education is ‘significantly above the budget for in-year payments’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson