News

Ofsted chief: ‘It’s time to reset the bar to raise standards’

Sir Martyn Oliver answers Schools Week’s questions about plans for new report cards and changes to the inspection framework

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Five grades, up to 11 areas: Ofsted’s report card plans revealed

Ofsted claims ‘fairer’ model will better identify schools’ strengths, but union says it’s ‘worse than single-word judgments’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

‘School profile’ plans revealed amid ‘new era on standards’

‘Significantly strengthened’ accountability will also ‘raise the bar on what we expect from schools’, Phillipson to say

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Moynihan becomes first £500k academy CEO

Harris Federation chief received a £25,000 pay rise last year, accounts show

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
MIS

MIS turf war: Firm launches £4m court battle with rival

New legal battle begins as £200m MIS turf war takes another twist

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

‘Jobs on the line’ as Devon schools hit by software ‘glitch’

‘I redid my whole budget about four times before I finally got it to give me correct figures’

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux


Exams

Exam board fined £250k over string of rule breaches

Ofqual found teachers who also drew up assessments could have known which papers pupils would take, and conflicts among…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Failing schools all improved after academisation – despite protests

Academy leaders fear potentially transformative takeovers will be kiboshed by parents and unions

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards ‘rushed and botched’, say insiders

Watchdog whistleblowers say planned consultation is a ‘sham’ and reforms have been ‘cobbled together at ridiculous speed’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Fact check: Does the schools bill criticism really add up?

Government is under fire for the academy elements of its schools bill. But does the evidence back up those…

Freddie Whittaker
Jack Dyson and Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Revealed: The true impact of the schools bill

DfE admits reforms could limit ability of popular schools to grow and even land trustees in court

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Cuts to advanced maths scheme ‘short-sighted’

Funding for Advanced Mathematics Support Programme slashed in week chancellor pledged to ‘kick-start’ the economy

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks