Academies

Tom Rees named as new CEO of Ormiston Academies Trust

Former headteacher and Ambition Institute director announced as new MAT boss

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

DfE’s top SEND official leaves as reforms introduced

Government launches search for official to fill £130k-a-year role

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Back-to-school influencer ad spend finally revealed after 2.5-year battle

The Cabinet Office tried to take court action before releasing eight word response after 890 days

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

School funding headroom? There isn’t any, trusts warn

Claim of room in school budgets for pay rises and energy bill rises ‘does not resonate’ with those on…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics, Schools

Sunak’s maths hub promise, times-two…

PM’s pledged extension of maths hub support isn’t new

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

Think tank proposes plan to cut AI chatbot cheating

Ex-DfE adviser recommends changes to broaden post-16 curriculum while guarding against AI risks

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Ofsted

Ofsted considers safeguarding inspection tweaks after head’s death

Chief inspector says watchdog ‘making changes’ to acknowledge the ‘strength of feeling’ after Ruth Perry’s death

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Sheffield parents fight academy order as transparency rows reignited

DfE wants to transfer King Edward VII School to the Brigantia Learning Trust

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Tutoring

£114m tutoring cash clawed back from half of schools

Tutoring league tables show 1 in 4 schools used less than 50% of their catch-up cash, which will now…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

ASCL to ballot members for strike action

National ballot over pay, conditions and school funding will be the first in leadership union’s history

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Ofsted inspectors and senior DfE officials to ballot for strike action

FDA union announces first national strike ballot over pay in over 40 years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Ofsted praises MAT’s ‘life-changing improvements’ after damning report

Northern Education Trust becomes first MAT for seven years to have a second Ofsted summary evaluation

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson