Politics

Senior policy adviser David Thomas leaves the DfE

Oak co-founder and ex-headteacher leaves role advising education secretary Gillian Keegan to run fledgling maths charity

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Schools turn to crowdfunding Ofsted challenges 

A Cambridge school lodges judicial review request over ‘inadequate’ rating amid anger following death of Ruth Perry

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted lauds free school that posted controversial job advert

Mercia School in Sheffield rated ‘outstanding’ across the board

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

BESA-backed parliamentary group at centre of MP probe

Conservative MP under investigation over potential transparency breaches relating to APPG for education

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Schools enact fewer cost-cutter savings as budgets tighten

Findings prompt warning ‘no amount of advice can balance the books’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher training

‘It’s everyone’s worst nightmare’: Schools hit by teacher training crisis

Four in ten teacher trainers report more difficulty in placing recruits as schools struggle to mentor trainees

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


News

How schools are forced to fill the public services void

Investigation reveals widespread collapse in support services feeding into schools since the Conservatives took office

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes recap: Unions unite as pay dispute escalates

Disruption shows no sign of abating as union leaders plan unprecedented coordinated action

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

‘We cannot meet needs’: The plight of heads, in their own words

School leaders told heartbreaking stories at the NAHT conference last week

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Exams

Half of examiners unhappy with pay and most are stressed

Ofqual survey also reveals more examiners are marking and being trained online

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Exam appeals plummet in wake of grading fiasco

The number of appeals against GCSE and A-level grades was 23% lower last year than in pre-pandemic 2019

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Up to 2,000 schools sought for air quality monitoring project

Free monitors rollout follows calls for monitoring in public spaces by the chief medical officer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker