News Exclusive Call for immediate uniform cap made no difference Proportion of schools that require four or more branded items remains the same as last year – despite Phillipson’s… Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Ofsted Exclusive Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks New inspections will judge teacher trainers as needing ‘urgent improvement’ if use of ‘discredited research’ isn’t tackled Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo News Capacity checkers launch primary school visits Move follows ‘successful’ phase of project that assessed capacity of secondary and special schools Samantha Booth 3mo Samantha Booth 3mo Admissions Exclusive ‘Serious concerns’ as children in care refused places at Catholic schools Analysis suggests schools in at least seven dioceses give priority to children of their faith before non-religious pupils in… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo Admissions Investigation Shut out: How schools are turning away vulnerable pupils As government considers measures to make schools more inclusive, Schools Week investigates how vulnerable pupils are being turned away… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo Ofsted Ofsted’s months of ‘tinkering’ fall flat with teachers Just 11% of teachers polled felt positive about changes, up 1 percentage point from February Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Movers and Shakers Former OCR boss among new Ofqual board members Duffy, who served as OCR chief executive for seven years, is joined by Oak National Academy board member Conor… Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo Ofsted Exclusive NAHT to consider industrial action over Ofsted reforms Snap poll during meeting of 2,000 heads finds 9 in 10 back exploring industrial options Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Pupil wellbeing checks ‘counterproductive’, says Spielman Measuring wellbeing in schools can lead children to ‘start to believe they are sad or worried or afraid’, former… Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo Sponsored post Sponsored Building Character, Increasing Engagement and Growing Leaders: A Whole School Approach Research increasingly shows that character education is just as important as academic achievement in shaping pupils’ long-term success. Studies… SWAdvertorial 3mo Commando Joe’s 3mo News Job cuts loom as balancing the books remains top priority for trusts Over half of trusts are considering cuts to classroom staff to balance the books, with 60 per cent looking… Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo SEND Solving SEND: MPs reveal their 48-point plan National SEND standards, special school ‘centres of excellence’ and exclusion inspection metrics – the education committee’s policy proposals in… Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1,015 Older