Academies

AET risks losing academy over AP failures and discrimination

Ofsted said prominent trust’s school failed to do necessary checks on AP settings or whether pupils attended, risking harm

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

‘A race to the bottom’: Pay rises push struggling schools to the brink

More than two in five leaders say they will need to consider job cuts without further government cash

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

Minister promises to get tough on exam board mistakes – again

Ofqual could take ‘regulatory action’, but previous ministerial criticisms and watchdog fines do not appear to be preventing problems

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

School suspensions up 13%, but exclusions continue to fall

Government data shows breach of pandemic measures was cited in nearly 13,000 suspensions

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher training

3,000 don’t complete courses as Covid disrupts teacher training

Impact of decision to allow trainees affected by Covid to extend their courses begins to show

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Teachers back digital exams in principle, but school tech not yet up to scratch

Research by exam board AQA finds substantial barriers to digitising exams in England, despite support for the model

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Politics

Truss V Sunak for PM: What they have promised on schools

From new grammar schools to workplace skills curriculum reform, all the education policies the PM hopefuls have pledged

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Secondary modern sponsored by grammar school rated ‘inadequate’

Grammar formed trust to spread its ‘values and high aspirations’ after ministers urged selective schools to help their neighbours

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

School-led tutoring ‘undermined’ NTP as much as Randstad ‘failures’, report claims

Charity which founded tutor scheme says ministers should ditch 6m courses target in favour of higher quality provision

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Councils offer school support staff pay rise worth almost £2,000 each

It leaves schools facing another unfunded cost increase that will further stretch budgets

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Council trusts allowed to run schools beyond their own boundaries

Sector leaders said LA-founded MATs should be allowed to expand anywhere like other trusts, but one expert warned of…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher pay

Pay rises will now cost schools £1.3bn, and 6 more STRB findings

The teacher pay review body also wants a bigger remit to investigate the whole teacher pay system amid ongoing…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker