Academies

Zahawi admits reform failures. But can he win over academy sceptics?

The education secretary speaks to Schools Week about his plans for schools, and why he doesn’t want to ‘play…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Covid

Schools battle to stay open amid Covid surge

Leaders take extra teaching and cleaning duties as secondary absences breach 10 per cent mark

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

DfE unveils dozens of new behaviour hub schools and trusts

The DfE said almost 700 schools will receive help with behaviour from selected schools and trusts by 2024

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Majority of schools host just one week of Covid summer school

Over 336,000 pupils attended summer schools last year

James Carr
James Carr
Tutoring

Just 1 in 7 schools use Randstad-approved tutors

And government is still over a million courses away from its annual year target

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

Is your knowledge of air quality top of the class?

Jim Forrest, Senior Design Engineer in Dyson Environmental Care explains what school leaders and facilities managers can do to…

Dyson
Dyson


Tutoring

Tutor cash will go straight to schools as Randstad AXED

Nadhim Zahawi says move will give schools flexibility, and refuses to blame under-fire contractor

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and John Dickens
Academies

DfE ‘misreporting’ data to back academies drive, claims NEU

Government’s case for full academisation is ‘flawed’, say union leaders

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Pupil self-isolation advice slashed to 3 days

Heads question guidance changes and end to free testing as Covid continues to disrupt schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Just half of secondary teachers tell parents about action on ‘falling behind’ pupils

Informing families about interventions for pupils behind in English and maths is a key strand of the DfE’s new…

James Carr
James Carr
SEND review

SEND review won’t repeat ‘mistakes of the past’ – Zahawi

Education secretary says system is failing and reform is ‘long overdue’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Covid: In-school vaccination programme to end this week

Schools still asked to ‘signpost’ alternative vaccination routes for pupils

James Carr
James Carr