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
SEND

‘Political adversarialism’ hampering Birmingham SEND improvements

Damning report flags ‘unhelpful and even illegal practices around exclusions and part-time provision’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: July walkouts hinge on STRB response, says NEU

‘If she makes the right decisions, she could also avoid further strike action’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

SATs reading paper wasn’t too difficult, says DfE

Government is ‘confident’ the controversial paper was ‘set to an appropriate level of difficulty’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Mental health

Mental health leads struggle to find time for the job

Almost 6 in 10 schools have taken up training grant funding, but survey reveals workload concerns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
MATs

GLF Schools boss to stand down later this year

Jon Chaloner becomes third large trust CEO to leave their role so far this year

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

DfE names 9 more attendance hubs and expands mentoring

Ministers also seek views on ‘missing’ children as department publishes first data on home education and council enforcement

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Review training and materials to solve ECF woes, study says

A new report calls for reforms to training for early careers teachers, including tailoring materials to their subject and…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Inspectors aren’t handing in their badges, says Ofsted director

Despite calls from unions and Ruth Perry’s sister, heads working as Ofsted inspectors aren’t quitting according to the watchdog’s…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Barran: We need to give MATs support not inspection (for now)

New ‘transparent’ commissioning will also address concerns over decision making done based on a ‘list of the friends of…

Freddie Whittaker
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker