Ofsted

Ofsted keeps report cards support (or lack of) secret

Unions blast the watchdog after it only provides a narrative summary of responses to its consultation

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

McKinnell: ‘I got up every day and gave it everything’

The former schools minister speaks to Schools Week after a brutal reshuffle

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Now the armed forces flag SEND system failures

MP says council delay in issuing an EHCP for a service child is causing ‘serious operational problems’

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

Reform on education: All headlines, no policy lines

Sparkly suits, pyrotechnics and a war on pupil ‘indoctrination’: Reform’s party conference and what a Farage victory could mean…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
MIS

MIS outage leaves schools in the lurch

Major supplier apologises as schools unable to pay suppliers and respond to safeguarding concerns

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Pupils behind more than half of ‘insider’ school cyber attacks

Schools should take steps to ‘remove temptation from students’, Information Commissioner’s Office says

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas


LocatED

LocatED: DfE to absorb property firm and ‘unify’ teams

Decision comes after government launched review of all arm’s length bodies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Sponsored post

Educators launch national AI framework to guide schools and colleges

More than 250 schools and colleges across the UK have already enrolled in AiEd Certified, a new certification framework…

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AI in Education
News

Fewer teachers now support ditching headline Ofsted grades

Proportion of teachers saying move to drop single-word grades was ‘positive’ plunges amid criticism over new inspection plan

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
RISE teams

New school accountability regime: attainment checks and profiles

Government has confirmed new school profiles will be trialled this year, with RISE teams to oversee ‘informal’ attainment checks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards: the 8 big changes you need to know 

Renamed headline grades, fewer inspection areas and bigger teams planned

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted report cards will ramp up leader anxiety, independent review says

Wellbeing impact review ordered by watchdog finds its plans could ‘create additional anxiety about getting it right’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker