Academies

Parent pushback forces academy takeover rethink

Plans to academise Sheffield’s last local authority-maintained secondary have been pushed back

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Primaries form academy trusts as council support dwindles

Prospective chains say ‘diminishing’ authority help a factor in decision

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Critically ill teens unable to sit exams can now get grades

Disabled pupils, such as those with cancer, who can’t sit exams can now get their grades after campaign by…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Governance

Academy governors want greater role in headteacher management

Involving local governors in school leader oversight offers a ‘richer picture’ of performance, says NGA

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

DfE brain drain as third senior adviser announces departure

Dr Tim Leunig joins David Thomas and Patrick Spencer in exodus from Gillian Keegan’s senior team

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools offer £10k ‘golden hellos’ – but with a big catch

Can payments that reward those who stay in the job help schools recruit and retain teachers? 

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Teacher training

Pilot planned for SEND teacher apprenticeship

National Institute of Teaching will trial a primary postgraduate teacher apprenticeship in 14 London schools

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Falling rolls will strand more pupils in school ‘cold spots’

Thousands of secondary pupils are already living at least 10 kilometres from their nearest mainstream school

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

GPs should help ‘risk-averse’ parents send kids back to school, says Ofsted

In evidence to the Education Committee’s persistent absence inquiry, Ofsted said GPs and pharmacies could help parents ‘get the…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

‘Wake-up call’ as primary pupils struggle with maths post-Covid

Younger children still weeks behind pre-lockdown norms, showing PM faces ‘many obstacles’ in maths to 18 ambition

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Exams: Some schools ‘unnecessarily’ doing too many ‘plan B’ tests

‘Small number’ of schools have ‘created a large number of new and additional mock exams and assessments’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Be clearer about ‘fully-funded’ pay offer claim, stats watchdog tells DfE

OSR says ministers’ funding claim is ‘evidenced’ at a national level

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker