News

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
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Capacity checkers launch primary school visits

Move follows ‘successful’ phase of project that assessed capacity of secondary and special schools

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Admissions

‘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
Jack Dyson
Admissions

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
Jack Dyson
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


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
Ruth Lucas
Ofsted

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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Ruth Lucas
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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…

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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
Ruth Lucas
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
Freddie Whittaker