News

Reshuffle: 15 interesting facts about education’s new ministers

Three MPs from the class of ’24 have joined the education ministerial team – here’s what you need to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
PFI

PFI handovers: Council stumps up £3.5m, but repairs still left waiting

Stoke’s case shows councils ill-prepared for end of PFI deals

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Restrict EHCPs to pupils with most severe needs, says children’s commissioner

Report calls for education, health and care plans to be split into three tiers of support

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools underestimate extent of pupil need, finds survey

Secondary schools ‘more concerned’ about funding of external services than their own financial situation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Reshuffle: Three new education ministers as McKinnell, Morgan and Daby depart

Phillipson retained as education secretary, but three new ministers appointed in Starmer reshuffle

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics, Schools

Reform government would ‘root out teachers brainwashing kids’ says MP Lee Anderson

Reform UK members tell party conference of need to crack down on ‘brainwashing’ teachers and stop schools ‘becoming indoctrination…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Recruitment

Economics and business teacher numbers just don’t add up

Entries are up, but recruitment is worsening. What might solve the problem?

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Farage: ‘Let’s start teaching trades and services at school’

Reform leader also says he ‘will not stand for kids’ minds being poisoned in schools with a twisted interpretation…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Staff want compensation after summer cyber-attack

Schools warned incident could increase risk of phishing, fraud and identity theft for impacted employees

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Welcome back, now buckle up for autumn school reforms blitz

Reforms on inspection, accountability, curriculum and SEND all due to be published this term

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Lockdown: The schools forced to take emergency measures

Union calls for ‘comprehensive’ guidance as leaders warn of communications difficulties during incidents

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted plans more ‘shadow’ inspections to test grade consistency

Watchdog to ramp up quality assurance visits when inspections restart amid concerns over grade validity and reliability

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks