News

DfE scheme to lure back physics teachers recruits just 23 in two years

The Government scheme had prioritised the reinstatement of former physics teachers but numbers of those recruited show its efforts…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Malthouse set to appoint ex-No 10 education policy adviser

Rory Gribbell would replace Mark Lehain as adviser to the education secretary, but decision with No 10

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

Kaizen Education: What can school leaders learn from a world-leading Japanese car company?

Phil Denton, CEO of the online SEF tool Evaluate-Ed, comes from a career in Headship, here he discusses the…

Evaluate-Ed
Evaluate-Ed
Schools

Secondary schools face 6,000 trainee teacher shortfall

Analysis shows the government is thousands off its teacher target this year – with recruitment also getting worse

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Grammar school supporting MP appointed as DfE minister

Former teacher Jonathan Gullis – who led a campaign to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools –…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

DfE goes shy on ‘try before you buy’ academy deals

The government has quietly slashed funding for trust partnerships, unveiled only last year to revive its multi-academy trust drive

Tom Belger
Tom Belger


News

Governor poll lays bare sector divides over DfE MAT drive

School governors increasingly value their multi-academy trusts – but many standalone and maintained school boards are not yet convinced

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Schools should close on September 19 for Queen’s funeral, says DfE

The day has been declared a bank holiday

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Schools

Hardship charities for school staff swamped by demand

Aid groups report rising demand for help covering essentials, as the cost-of-living squeeze hits current and former education staff

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Songs and marmalade sandwiches: Schools remember The Queen

Schools across the country mark the monarch’s passing on the first day of mourning

Amy Walker
Amy Walker and Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted reports paused during Queen mourning, but inspections continue

Senior officials met this morning to discuss operational changes after the death of The Queen

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

The week in education: How it all changed for schools

A new monarch, prime minister and education secretary – Schools Week looks back on how the historic week unfolded

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker