Academies

Biggest primary trust plans to take control of its schools’ funding

REAch2 said GAG pooling would allow ‘strategic’ decisions and ‘solidarity’, but unions fear dozens of job cuts and want…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE school sport plan: Two hours of PE a week and award for equal access

Two further years of PE and sports premium funding also confirmed, along with £57m to open up school facilities…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Most schools didn’t complete £17m early language catch-up scheme

Ministers announced in 2021 that every primary school would be offered support through the scheme

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Mental health

Rise in child mental health demand prompts call to speed up school support reforms

The proportion of children whose referrals closed before treatment has increased for the first time in five years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Coutinho: ‘Important to take time and get SEND reforms right’

Children’s minister was responding to criticism of SEND action plan that ‘pushes tough decisions until after election’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

More Ofsted scrutiny would ensure ‘razor-sharp’ attendance focus, de Souza says

MPs hear schools are misusing attendance codes to disguise managed moves, and well-off parents abuse holiday fines system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Teacher strikes

Ofsted moves to Monday inspections for teacher strikes week

Watchdog says it will avoid inspecting on NEU strike days on Wednesday and Thursday

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE offers £10k ‘relocation premium’ to attract overseas teachers

Trial later this year for languages and physics teachers aims to ‘make teaching here even more attractive to the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Sponsored post

Reducing teacher stress: how technology can help find a balance between wellbeing & workload

Although highly rewarding, teaching has always been a challenging and demanding profession. It requires extensive effort, tireless dedication, and…

Compass Education
Compass Education
Schools

The collapsing schools that forced DfE action

‘Serious structural issues’ reported at five schools in one year triggered a recent government warning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

The return of academy trust league tables: what do they tell us?

Government publishes trust performance data for the first time in three years

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: 4 in 5 London schools affected by Thursday’s action

Capital’s schools far more likely to close or restrict attendance as a result of NEU walkouts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker