Ofsted

Ofsted job cut inspection warning, plus 9 more annual account findings

Plans to slim down the civil service could have ‘implications’ for new inspection work

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

ECF teachers outnumber mentors across most of the country

Some areas have almost three early-career teachers for every two mentors, with the biggest gaps in the north

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

More ‘requires improvement’ schools boost Ofsted grade post-Covid

Over two-thirds of RI secondaries saw their grade boosted this year, up from 42 per cent pre-Covid

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Pupil numbers to shrink by 12% over the next decade

Government revises down 2032 pupil number prediction in the face of ‘notably lower birth projections’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Governor vacancies hit six-year high as most boards report unfilled posts

The NGA says trusts and schools are struggling to recruit and boards are getting older – with just 1…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
safeguarding

Assess wellbeing risk of strip searches before calling police, schools told

DfE updates guidance on searching, screening and confiscation in wake of Child Q scandal

Amy Walker
Amy Walker and Freddie Whittaker


Exams

Fine exam boards for GCSE errors, education MPs demand

Exams regulator Ofqual will ‘consider regulatory action’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Quince appointed schools minister as caretaker roles confirmed

Brendan Clarke-Smith gets children’s brief in shake-up following mass resignations

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE reveals trust leaders advising on review of academy regulation

Two-thirds of the advisory group represent academy trusts, with the DfE planning the regulatory overhaul despite a climbdown over…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

‘Stressful and exhausting’: Ofqual report exposes teacher grade woes

Survey also shows over half of teachers felt pressured to change their grades last year by either leaders or…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

SATs: Calls for ‘immediate investigation’ after new claims of wrong results

Heads’ union said it has been given ‘no clear answer’ from ministers over latest Capita issues

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

School attendance hits five-month low, workforce absence soars

Nearly one in 10 secondary school teachers were off last week, DfE estimates

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker