Politics

Kids ‘don’t deserve’ strike disruption, says Keegan

Education secretary says she’ll be ‘as constructive as possible’, with more crunch talks planned

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

More schools get top grades this year, Ofsted data shows

Official analysis of Ofsted outcomes for 2022-23 shows 89 per cent of schools were good or outstanding at their…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Ormiston trust boss Nick Hudson to retire

Ormiston Academies Trust chief executive Nick Hudson will retire at the end of this year. Hudson, who joined the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

One in three schools hit by fraudsters impersonating staff emails

Schools have been warned they face particular cyber-security risks on exam and results days

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Use Covid-style measures during strikes, DfE tells schools

Government publishes updated guidance after NEU wins ballot for industrial action in England

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Tom Belger
Politics

NAHT strike ballot does not meet legal threshold

Leaders’ union considers re-balloting members after majority of those voting support action, but turnout falls short

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Politics

NEU: Teachers in England schools vote to strike

Union announces seven days of teacher strike action in February and March

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

NASUWT union to ballot teachers again in pay dispute

Union tells ministers they are still in dispute over teachers’ pay despite failing to meet strike threshold last week

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

School vacancies up two-thirds on pre-pandemic 2019, data suggests

Figures shared with Schools Week show schools advertised more than 100,000 roles last year

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Failed SEND councils could get four-year reprieve

Introduction of new SEND inspection framework means revisits clock has been reset

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

It’s Kebede vs Sweeney in NEU general secretary election

Former president faces union’s deputy general secretary in election to replace Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

E-ACT appoints new chief executive

Tom Campbell made permanent boss at academy trust he has run on an interim basis

Tom Belger
Tom Belger