Academies

New Schools Network loses DfE free schools support contract

Premier Advisory Group will take over DfE-funded free school application support from the NSN after 12 years

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

New teachers won’t have to extend induction because of Covid absence

New teachers will be able to progress to second-year induction even if they miss more than 30 days, with…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
SEND

SEND review: What schools need to know

The much-delayed review of the SEND and AP systems was first launched in 2019

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
SEND review

SEND review: The proposed reforms to alternative provision

Changes to the way AP is funded and used by schools have been put forward by the government

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

White paper: DfE reveals the ‘coasting’ schools facing intervention

Ministers will prioritise schools in investment areas and with ‘long-term underperformance’

James Carr
James Carr
Academies

White paper: What academy shakeup means for trusts, councils and schools

Trusts should have 10+ schools, councils will run academies and good schools may exit trusts in shakeup of ‘messy’…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger


Schools

Revealed: 24 ‘priority’ areas to split £40m improvement cash

DfE also almost doubles academy trust growth funding for the next three years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

The 32.5 hour school week: what you need to know

New guidance shows the time will include breaks, won’t apply to special schools and must be published online

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Schools white paper: New key stage 3 benchmarking tests

The digital tests will provide an ‘understanding of national performance’

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

‘Opportunity for all’ schools white paper: All the policies

Nadhim Zahawi sets out his vision to ‘introduce and implement standards that will improve children’s education’

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Sponsored post

Mental health: how School Mental Health Specialists can get pupils the support they need

Stop pupils from languishing on waiting lists by training a mental health specialist in your school team. Access grants…

Minds Ahead
Minds Ahead
Schools white paper

Council-run academy trusts get the green light in schools white paper

DfE also to set out new maths and English target for secondary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker