Politics Children’s minister gets beefed-up schools brief as portfolios revealed Government has confirmed which policies new ministers will be in charge of. Here’s your Schools Week guide … John Dickens 2mo John Dickens 2mo Private schools Exclusive Government considers charging private schools more for inspections The watchdog currently subsidises two thirds of inspection costs for ‘non-association’ private schools, but government is ‘considering options to… Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted use of AI in inspections doesn’t make the grade The inspectorate trialled AI note taking in inspections, but wider roll out has been ditched after the tech was… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo News Exclusive Call for immediate uniform cap made no difference Proportion of schools that require four or more branded items remains the same as last year – despite Phillipson’s… Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Ofsted Exclusive Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks New inspections will judge teacher trainers as needing ‘urgent improvement’ if use of ‘discredited research’ isn’t tackled Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo News Capacity checkers launch primary school visits Move follows ‘successful’ phase of project that assessed capacity of secondary and special schools Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo Admissions Exclusive ‘Serious concerns’ as children in care refused places at Catholic schools Analysis suggests schools in at least seven dioceses give priority to children of their faith before non-religious pupils in… Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Admissions Investigation Shut out: How schools are turning away vulnerable pupils As government considers measures to make schools more inclusive, Schools Week investigates how vulnerable pupils are being turned away… Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Ofsted Ofsted’s months of ‘tinkering’ fall flat with teachers Just 11% of teachers polled felt positive about changes, up 1 percentage point from February Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Movers and Shakers Former OCR boss among new Ofqual board members Duffy, who served as OCR chief executive for seven years, is joined by Oak National Academy board member Conor… Ruth Lucas 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo Ofsted Exclusive NAHT to consider industrial action over Ofsted reforms Snap poll during meeting of 2,000 heads finds 9 in 10 back exploring industrial options Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo News Pupil wellbeing checks ‘counterproductive’, says Spielman Measuring wellbeing in schools can lead children to ‘start to believe they are sad or worried or afraid’, former… Ruth Lucas 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo Newer 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1,011 Older
