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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Amy Walker 3y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Amy Walker and Freddie Whittaker 3y Exams Fine exam boards for GCSE errors, education MPs demand Exams regulator Ofqual will ‘consider regulatory action’ Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Politics Quince appointed schools minister as caretaker roles confirmed Brendan Clarke-Smith gets children’s brief in shake-up following mass resignations Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Samantha Booth 3y 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 3y Samantha Booth 3y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 973 Older