Schools

Another UTC to close after failing to attract students

The Watford UTC will be the 13th university technical college to shut, in a fresh blow for the programme

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
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Are you shaping the Race Equity conversation in your school?

How to take meaningful action to address race equity and anti-racism in your school.

HFL Education
HFL Education
Schools

‘Go further’ on school social care reform, says review author

Schools need a seat at the safeguarding ‘table’, says Josh MacAlister, after government kicks reforms down the road

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools white paper

The schools white paper policy tracker: What’s still left?

Survived, delivered, died? Schools Week has attempted to find out updates on each of the 42 main, new policies…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

Absences to wellbeing: Pick a word to guess Ofsted’s rating

Analysis reveals the words most commonly used in positive inspection reports, and which ones crop up most in bad…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

DfE ditches two key academy proposals

White paper policies including 2030 academisation target and plans for council spin-off MATs have been dropped

John Dickens
John Dickens


Academies

Oasis gives up Isle of Sheppey academy where most pupils absent

School with four below-‘good’ ratings in a row will become the first to ever leave England’s sixth-largest trust

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher strikes

NEU suspends strike in Wales following 6.5% pay offer

Welsh government’s offer, which also includes a 1.5% one-off payment, puts Keegan under further pressure to avert strikes

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Prevent review: Schools need ‘independent’ monitoring and better training

Shawcross review of counter-extremism duty warns of ‘ambiguity’ of how schools’ compliance is monitored

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher strikes

DfE and Ofsted staff will strike again on budget day

Walk-out by PCS union members on March 15 will also coincide with the next national teachers’ strike

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Academy trusts expect to raid reserves despite ‘significant’ surpluses

Accountants’ report warns trusts face ‘uncertainty’ as costs far outstrip schools’ income

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Evidence not needed for short mental health absence, says DfE

Government says GPs are ‘unlikely to be able to offer such evidence to support one-off absences related to mental…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker