News

Trust has ‘no plans’ for widespread virtual teacher rollout after backlash

Star Academies says plans for pupils to be taught maths from hundreds of miles away is ‘not a blanket…

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

‘Little progress’ made in closing university progression gap

Progress to get more disadvantaged pupils to attend university has stalled, warns think tank

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Exams

WJEC exam board fined £350k after wrong food GCSE results

Ofqual to issue WJEC with six-figure penalty after 1,527 food preparation and nutrition GCSE pupils received incorrect results

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

‘Expand, don’t downgrade’ language hubs, urges report

Report on decline of languages finds pupils in poorer areas 20% less likely to study one at GCSE

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

Taskforce launched to reform ‘broken’ SEND system

Former ASCL general secretary Geoff Barton will chair the panel, with recommendations expected by mid-autumn

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Ofsted

Inspectors criticise Ofsted’s ‘ridiculous’ training regime

‘It just creates the sense that everything is rushed’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


News

Pupils lose court fight over ‘unpleasant and distressing’ isolation policy

School had not ‘crossed the boundaries of what the law or good practice permits’, judge says

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Schools ‘over a barrel’ as exam fees rise again

Cost of exams will increase at a greater rate than school funding in 2026, with some provided by AQA…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted inspectors to get four days of online training ahead of new framework

‘Underpinning skills programme’ comes on top of planned in-person and live online training, and inspectors also expected to spend…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
AI

Public divided over AI use in schools

Adults generally support teachers using AI for administration, but are more likely to oppose its use for marking

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
PE and sports

Schools locked out of PE premium reporting system can submit returns in September, says DfE

Government confirms schools will receive ‘support’ to file returns in the new academic year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Support staff

3.2% pay rise for school support staff agreed

But unions say workers ‘will be disappointed’ and ‘far more’ will be required in the future

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas