Politics

‘Omnishambles’: Schools suffer another chaotic week in government

Conservatives play politics as schools hit by soaring deficits, growing attainment gaps, strikes on the horizon and reforms in…

Samantha Booth
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth
Schools

Languages ‘attainment benchmarks’ proposed to boost GCSE take-up

DfE will appoint panel to draw up non-statutory guidance for languages education for 7 to 14-year-olds

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

‘Untenable’: Council schools in deficit soar as costs keep rising

Policy experts said the dire situation could ‘force’ local authorities to ‘relinquish’ their maintained schools

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson
Schools

Inspectors gave clean bill of health to schools where children were sexually abused

Seven-year inquiry identifies ‘many shortcomings’ in systems of protection, regulation, oversight and enforcement

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

New £100k grants for ‘strong’ trusts to take on top-rated schools

The cash will help trusts build improvement capacity by taking on ‘capacity giver’ schools as part of £86m fund

John Dickens
John Dickens
Exams

The return of school league tables: 7 key findings

Languages hold back EBacc, gender gap narrows and SEND pupils fall further behind

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Exams

Secondary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years

Social mobility expert says government needs ‘to step up to the challenge immediately. There is no time to lose’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

DfE scrambles to save key policies as schools bill set for axe

Ministers and officials work on last-ditch plan to bring back priority proposals in different legislation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

Introducing students to careers in the NHS with work experience in partnership with Speakers for Schools

Applications are now open for the NHS NextGen Nurse programme, offering free placements for 10,000 14-19 year olds

Speakers for Schools
Speakers for Schools
Politics

NEU pencils in teacher and support staff strikes for early 2023

Ballots for strike action among teachers and support staff will open next week, union confirms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

DfE delays ‘devastating’ level 2 qualification reforms for a year

Ministers want to streamline the level 2 post-16 qualifications market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

NAHT will ballot heads for strike over pay for the first time

Unprecedented move from union with 35,000 members follows poll which showed most backed industrial action

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker