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
Tom Belger
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
Samantha Booth
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
Samantha Booth
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
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Half of schools will miss out on rebuilds – as only 61 more handed cash

More than 1,100 schools applied for Boris Johnson’s school rebuilding programme, but numbers are capped at 500

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies, Politics

Labour plans to curtail academy freedoms in schools bill amendment

Opposition seizes on government infighting – finally revealing its own plans for academies

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Schools

Ministers have ‘limited’ agenda to improve teaching, says ex-DfE boss

‘Structural reorganisation is easy,’ says former permanent secretary Jonathan Slater, who warns of ‘disconnect’ from frontline teachers

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

September 2022 Ofsted inspection changes: What schools need to know

Curriculum grace period ends – but new grade descriptor ‘will prevent cliff edge’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE warned against treating ECF evidence ‘like a Bible’

A teacher training expert and former DfE adviser warned against the apparent reverence of some in government to the…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Schools review uniform policies to embrace eco-friendly options

‘Environmentally conscious’ pupils behind green policy drive

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

‘A new low’: Chartered College lodges complaint over swearing minister

Sector leader writes to government as fellow Conservative MP accuses Andrea Jenkyns of ‘appalling conduct’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND complaints soar in the past five years

‘Lack of transparency’ from councils during lockdowns

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth