Academies

Academy CEO pay crackdown to focus on ‘outliers’

DfE used to focus on those earning over £150k, but a new approach has been signalled

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Free schools: DfE loses millions on unused sites

Government also spent £10.9 million on upkeep, such as security, maintenance and utility bills, on the empty sites

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted suspends ‘independent’ scrutiny panels

Watchdog accused of being ‘unaccountable to anyone but themselves’

Amy Walker
Amy Walker and Jessica Hill
Teacher strikes

Unions put Keegan ‘on notice’ over further teacher strikes

Union bosses warn strikes will continue without ‘meaningful’ proposals on pay and funding

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teachers given strike ‘exemption’ to prepare for Ofsted

Teachers at ‘outstanding’ school given union blessing to cross picket line after getting Ofsted call

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Social care review school proposals: What the DfE has said it will do

DfE only commits to a consultation on main school proposals from MacAlister review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Ofsted

Ofsted’s science subject report: The key things leaders need to know

Ofsted found some primary pupils go months without science classes, although picture is improving after pandemic disruption

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher strikes

Oak usage during teacher strikes double last year’s Omicron peak

More than 886,000 lessons were taken on first day of teacher strikes

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Female Ofsted inspectors hand out harsher grades, study suggests

New research from the University of Southampton and UCL suggests female inspectors and HMIs may be less lenient in…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: 54% of schools shut or restrict attendance

About 8,400 schools were estimated to be shut or partially closed on the first day of strike action

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: 40% of pupils miss school, data suggests

It means 3.2 million pupils were at home today because of strikes if attendance data from 3,300 schools is…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

‘Morale is at an all-time low’: Keegan’s DfE staff go on strike

Civil servants joined teachers on the day of strike action, saying: ‘You can’t run public services unless you fund…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger