Tutoring

DfE to increase tutoring subsidy to 50% next year as take-up stalls

But no extra cash as ministers bank on continued lower-than-expected take-up

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Unison ballots 140,000 school support staff for strike

Vote over councils’ £1,925 pay offer raises prospect of even greater disruption to schools this autumn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Investigate teacher suicides, experts tell Health and Safety watchdog

Writing in the BMJ, academics also call for inquiry by MPs into impact of Ofsted on teaching staff

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Sponsored post

AI-powered CareersPro platform launched to support careers guidance

Complementing the growth of Learning Curve Group’s existing Ed-Tech solutions, CareersPro is designed to provide individuals, young or old,…

Learning Curve Group
Learning Curve Group
RAAC

Avoid costly survey on ‘crumbly concrete’, DfE tells schools

It comes as ministers appear to row back on publishing responses on how many schools have reinforced autoclaved aerated…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Regional directors reveal academies approach

Officials are deploying ‘soft levers’ to encourage small schools to convert and build capacity in the system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Teacher pay

Pay review body ‘recommends 6.5% rise for teachers’

But recommendation prompts warnings any new deal must be funded

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Tax agency assessors to run school capacity checks

Officials confirm visits in secondary and special schools will run from July for two years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Study reveals full scale of London pupil exodus amid school closures

Nearly 50,000 pupils left London’s schools last year, Datalab study shows, as ministers told to ‘get a grip’ amid…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

What does Burnham’s new ‘MBacc’ qualification mean for schools?

Proposals for the ‘MBacc’, which will steer pupils towards technical training in Greater Manchester, have put the mayor on…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
School funding

DfE delays report to ‘hide evidence’ of funding woes

Letter sent to MPs on teacher strike day in April reveals requested evidence has been pushed back to September

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Rebroker U-turn after Ofsted rapid return

Norwich school leapt from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in just four months

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson