Schools

Jump in teachers leaving, plus 6 more school workforce findings

Thousands more teachers leaving the profession again as pandemic effect wears off, with vacancies at highest since 2010

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Almost 1.9m pupils are now eligible for free school meals

DfE figures show number of children eligible for support has soared by 32% since the pandemic began

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Schools place 10k Ukrainian pupils, but ‘sizeable number’ haven’t applied

Zahawi says government ‘can do better’ as first official stats suggest thousands of refugee pupils still not in education

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Vacancies for some school leader roles up 85% on pre-Covid rates

Data also suggests more teaching vacancies have been advertised in the last five months than in any of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Schools told to consider ‘pupil swapping’ in scramble to hit tutoring target

DfE also urges leaders to extend length of tutor sessions and run more than one per week

James Carr
James Carr
School funding

‘Fair funding’ promised by 2027, and 8 more school cash changes

Another DfE consultation on the national funding formula outlines raft of new proposals

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Academies, Ofsted

Academy trusts have limited impact on ‘stuck’ schools

Academisation no ‘silver bullet’ to save languishing schools, study suggests

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Holland Park staff and parents take MAT fight to High Court

The NEU is backing parents’ bid to stop the standalone academy joining United Learning, claiming consultation was flawed

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Sponsored post

The Skills Network develop industry leading CLFP tool to support financial planning for educators

Leading UK training provider The Skills Network is offering benchmarking assistance to schools and Multi-Academy Trusts across the country…

The Skills Network
The Skills Network
Sponsored post

How do we tackle the teacher shortage problem?

By Teach First, national education charity

Karl Edwards Director of School Partnerships at Teach First
Karl Edwards Director of School Partnerships at Teach First
News

More heads consider resignation as pandemic effect disappears

The proportion of senior leaders at risk of leaving their jobs rises by 52 per cent in just one…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Queen’s birthday honours: Ex-Ofsted chief and OGAT boss scoop top gongs

Forty-six people with links to England’s schools community have been recognised

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker