Schools

How do you solve a problem like teacher workload?

Schools Week looks at the barriers and ideas for reducing teacher workload, as the government sets up a new…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Still no sign of DfE’s cyber security scorecard scheme 

The rollout of a cyber security tool to help schools amid rising hack attacks has been delayed by more…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Inclusion

Three more councils slammed over ‘systematic SEND failings’

Oxfordshire, Oldham and Plymouth received the lowest rating in inspections of their SEND services this summer

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Lib Dems would spend £390m a year on tutoring

Party would offer free small-group tutoring to 1.75 million children if it formed a government, education spokesperson announces

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Half of councils face funding shortfall under Khan’s school meal scheme

Analysis suggests funding for the extension of universal free school meals will leave a shortfall of £33 million across…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Incoming Ofsted chief ‘misled’ MPs over trust exclusion claims

Outwood Grange’s secondaries excluded twice as many pupils as other schools in some of their regions

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


Inclusion

Councils DO have targets to ration EHCPs

Councils have conditions to ‘manage demand’ for EHCPs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School buildings

School leaders fear financial impact of pupil withdrawal over RAAC

Families fear further disruption, and leaders worry concrete crisis will affect applications for 2024

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Careers: Schools will be ‘expected’ to report Gatsby progress

DfE plans ‘digital front door’ for online guidance as it signals move to ‘unified’ careers system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted: 7 key findings from its music subject report

Inequalities in music education that Ofsted first highlighted over a decade ago persist, its latest subject report says

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Recruitment and retention

Expand teacher recruitment plan to include support staff, says NFER

Researchers say wider education workforce strategy is now needed to deal with recruitment pressures across all school roles

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Attendance

‘I don’t really care anymore’: Parent apathy on attendance laid bare

Report exposes ‘fundamental breakdown in the relationship between schools and parents’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker