Ed tech Exclusive Schools demanding parents fund laptops leave Ofsted chief ‘really shocked’ Survey reveals four in 10 pupils are required by their school to have a laptop or tablet Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Assessment Exclusive Year 8s to sit mandatory reading test under white paper plans Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum, but results will be published at national… Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Ofsted Schools more positive about Ofsted inspections as headline grades ditched But analysis shows those taking part in survey are more likely to have had positive Ofsted outcomes Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo News Private schools face 50% hike in Ofsted inspection fees DfE proposes large hikes in fees paid by non-association independent schools, as just 34% of costs are currently covered Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo News Examine reasons pupils leave London state schools, says EPI Study shows proportion of pupils leaving the state sector on the rise, as schools also face growing falling rolls… Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo News Trust CEO blames school behaviour decline on ‘dreadful parents’ Boss of prominent trust says ‘powerful minority’ of parents is ‘greatest single problem facing’ secondaries Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo News RISE teams reveal their regional priorities as new schools named Government names 170 new ‘stuck’ schools, where RISE advisers will focus efforts and its local priorities – but is… Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo Politics Children’s minister gets beefed-up schools brief as portfolios revealed Government has confirmed which policies new ministers will be in charge of. Here’s your Schools Week guide … John Dickens 4mo John Dickens 4mo Private schools Exclusive Government considers charging private schools more for inspections The watchdog currently subsidises two thirds of inspection costs for ‘non-association’ private schools, but government is ‘considering options to… Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted use of AI in inspections doesn’t make the grade The inspectorate trialled AI note taking in inspections, but wider roll out has been ditched after the tech was… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo News Exclusive Call for immediate uniform cap made no difference Proportion of schools that require four or more branded items remains the same as last year – despite Phillipson’s… Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Ofsted Exclusive Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks New inspections will judge teacher trainers as needing ‘urgent improvement’ if use of ‘discredited research’ isn’t tackled Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Newer 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1,021 Older