Assessment Year 8 reading test plan splits teachers and heads More teachers back government plan than oppose it, but leaders are far more sceptical Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Recruitment and retention 1 in 3 secondary heads leave within three years But a lack of data on central academy trust teams could be skewing analysis, DfE warns Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo News Schools to fork out £310m to subsidise free meals Research finds schools raiding teaching and learning budgets to plug funding gap for free lunches Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo News Ofsted should fail schools on phone use, say Conservatives Shadow education secretary says phone use should be treated as a safeguarding issue by watchdog Ruth Lucas 4mo Ruth Lucas 4mo News Texting parents number of school days missed improves attendance, study finds Messages about number of days missed rather than total attendance percentage ‘more meaningful’ according to parents Ruth Lucas 4mo Ruth Lucas 4mo Teacher training Revealed: 5 key findings from Ofsted teacher training review ‘Inconsistent’ mentoring experiences, the changing profile of applicants, and SEND training challenges Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo News ‘Call out schools attempting to curate their rolls’, urges trust CEO MAT leader says ‘we need to stop rewarding schools’ who do not welcome all youngsters in their community Schools Week Reporter 4mo Schools Week Reporter 4mo News Schools to be tasked with ‘ensuring pupils have a post-16 destination’ But details scarce on policy after Sir Keir Starmer announces new higher-level learning target Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo News Oak National Academy judicial review restarts as talks fail Bodies representing ed tech and publishing firms say they were met by ‘wall of silence’ in talks with government Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo Ofsted Union tells school leaders to demand Ofsted risk assessment NAHT says move is about ‘preventing avoidable harm – including the most serious outcomes – arising from a flawed… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo News Movers and Shakers: STRB, Ormiston, AQA, Stone King This week’s movers and shakers include a former apprentice footballer, an amateur musical performer (by accident) and someone with… Schools Week Reporter 4mo Schools Week Reporter 4mo Climate change Exclusive Two thirds of schools have no sustainability lead, poll suggests Teacher Tapp poll suggests schools lagging behind on targets as wider strategy is being revised by Labour Ruth Lucas 4mo Ruth Lucas 4mo Newer 1 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1,021 Older