SEND

SEND costs leave councils on brink of bankruptcy

Some councils are draining reserves to plug high-needs deficits while their other services face cuts

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Belger and Jessica Hill
Politics

Thousands of heads may have been denied strike vote, says NAHT

Union reveals it re-issued over 5,000 ballots amid postal disruption, but three in four may not have reached members…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Three ideas to boost teacher pay (without breaking the bank)

With ministers refusing bigger pay rises, we asked the policy experts what they could do instead

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

Just one in ten schools signs up to DfE wellbeing charter

Unions say ministers need to go ‘way beyond a simple charter’ to create a ‘long-term culture’ change

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

NEU claims ‘suspected criminal operation’ trying to ‘scam’ members

Teachers’ union’s Facebook posts being ‘bombarded’ by ‘criminals trying to trick members into giving money’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Keegan ‘keen’ to look at varying teacher pay by subject, says union boss

NEU joint general secretary says idea floated by education secretary during crunch pay talks ‘will make the situation even…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Politics

Kids ‘don’t deserve’ strike disruption, says Keegan

Education secretary says she’ll be ‘as constructive as possible’, with more crunch talks planned

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

More schools get top grades this year, Ofsted data shows

Official analysis of Ofsted outcomes for 2022-23 shows 89 per cent of schools were good or outstanding at their…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Ormiston trust boss Nick Hudson to retire

Ormiston Academies Trust chief executive Nick Hudson will retire at the end of this year. Hudson, who joined the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

One in three schools hit by fraudsters impersonating staff emails

Schools have been warned they face particular cyber-security risks on exam and results days

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Use Covid-style measures during strikes, DfE tells schools

Government publishes updated guidance after NEU wins ballot for industrial action in England

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Tom Belger
Politics

NAHT strike ballot does not meet legal threshold

Leaders’ union considers re-balloting members after majority of those voting support action, but turnout falls short

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker