SEND Half of councils face insolvency over £5bn SEND deficit ticking timebomb Survey of councils suggests over half will fail to break even if a measure keeping deficits off their books… Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Schools Exclusive Free school gets £500k government bailout after wage increase Private school-turned-academy hit with budget problems after increasing support staff pay to national rates Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo News Free School Meals check system redesign to boost take-up The DfE say the redesign will make it ‘quicker and easier’ for parents to check eligibility for free school… Rhi Storer 3mo Rhi Storer 3mo Schools Coroner concern over school swimming lessons after boy’s death Coroner warns some primaries are not providing swimming lessons despite it being curriculum requirement Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Academy trusts Trust’s growth plan (partially) knocked back Just 6 out of 19 school applications were accepted by the DfE’s East Midlands advisory board last month Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo Academies Strikes threat over trust’s plan to extend school day past 2.30pm Outwood Grange’s proposal would bring teaching hours in line with national guidelines – but a union has threatened strike… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Movers and Shakers Teach First announces James Toop as new CEO Current Teach First chief executive Russell Hobby is stepping down this summer following seven years at the helm of… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Ofsted Exclusive Behaviour improving says Ofsted, but teachers beg to differ Number of schools being marked down on behaviour by Ofsted has plunged by more than half since Covid Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Academies Exclusive Pay and curriculum freedom reforms won’t affect us, say most CEOs Survey findings seem to challenge narrative around Labour’s reforms – but few bosses are actually positive about changes, with… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo School food Exclusive ‘We can’t run at a loss’: Heads snub flagship breakfast clubs Government is seeking 750 pilot schools, but some heads say they can’t make it work for a basic funding… Rhi Storer 3mo Rhi Storer 3mo News Who are the ‘RISE’ improvement advisers and what will they do? The DfE gives us the low-down on its new regional improvement teams Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Teacher training New academy CEO development programme under review But current cohorts that started last February and September will not be affected Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 974 Older
