Unions

Matt Wrack tipped for NASUWT general secretary

Ex-FBU leader is union executive’s pick to replace Dr Patrick Roach this year, Schools Week can reveal

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Calls for school complaints review as 80% of leaders report abuse

Leaders pushed to the brink of quitting with 70% threatened by parents and one in 10 attacked

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Special schools recruit fewer teachers from training – report

Special schools ‘rely’ on teachers developing experience with SEND pupils in mainstream settings

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
special schools

Special school leaders fear QTS plan could worsen recruitment crisis

Special schools have more unqualified teachers – so how will the schools bill affect them? We spoke to leaders…

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
Solutions

Trust’s ‘FOMO Fridays’ help boost end-of-week attendance

Attendance boosted after initiatives aimed at making pupils feel they ‘belong’ and ‘want to be in school’ on Fridays

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Trust slams union over ‘ridiculous’ Windrush claims as strikes paused (for now)

NEU claims victory over Harris Federation working conditions changes – but trust says union ‘trying to create conflict’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Schools

Snap, crackle and flop? Breakfast clubs have rocky launch

Early adopter school considered pulling out, with concerns over schools losing club income

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy broke rules over head’s Botox and aromatherapy courses

Trust issued warning notice after probe found payments for ‘luxury’ hotel stays and ‘excessive spending’ on gifts, documents state

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Mobile phones

School smartphone bans reduce overall screen time, poll suggests

Polling also seems to show tougher policies aren’t harder to enforce – contrary to claims

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exclusions

Investigation: How councils routinely breach exclusion duty

Councils have six days to find excluded pupils a suitable full-time education. But some youngsters are waiting two years…

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Teacher strikes

Teachers strike over schools’ plans for classes of 30

Headteachers in the north London borough of Haringey also want to increase teacher-contact time

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools Bill

Committee slaps down DfE over ‘rushed’ schools bill timetable

Government’s approach has prevented full scrutiny of sweeping reforms, say MPs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker