Ofsted

Missed inspection targets and 5 more findings from Ofsted’s annual report

Ofsted’s staff are also less happy this year, and turnover rates remain above civil service targets, a new report…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inequality

Members revealed for white working-class kids inquiry

Trust heads, union leaders and two former education secretaries included on group investigating issue

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

Including primary in 6,500 teachers pledge ‘nonsensical’, says Phillipson

Education secretary says government is ‘focusing our efforts where they are needed’ amid falling primary rolls

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2025

DfE confirms pay scales after accepting recommendation of a 4 per cent pay rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Conflict’ as safety valve councils issue fewer EHCPs, review finds

Government-commissioned study reveals ‘tensions’ between families and local authorities in controversial SEND bailout scheme

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Schools

School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism

Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict

Schools Week Reporter
Anviksha Patel


Smartphones

‘Transformational’: Smartphone-free schools reveal impact of bans

Leaders who banned mobile phones saw suspensions drop, fewer safeguarding incidents and happier staff

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Curriculum

Met Police stops school lessons on violence against women and girls

The force said sensitive subjects “may be better handled by specialists”

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

SEND ‘major issue’ and ‘irregular’ grants: 13 things we learned from DfE accounts

Document also reveal bumper pay rise for DfE top boss, payments to companies linked to ministers and growing cost…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools say they need more funding to hit 2030 tech target

One-third of schools say they will be unable to hit new technology targets in the next five years

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Exams

Ofqual probe finds exam extra time figures wrong for years

Statistics withdrawn after regulator review finds they ‘significantly overstated’ the number of access arrangements

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Secondary pupil numbers may have peaked earlier than expected

DfE says lower long-term net migration ‘likely to be a contributing factor’ to recent drops in pupil numbers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker