Schools

Spring statement: Chancellor will review apprenticeship levy

But announcement contains no extra help for schools with rising energy bills

Freddie Whittaker
Shane Chowen and Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE pledges £150m to get high speed internet to all schools by 2025

Schools in ‘priority areas’ to get cash to improve broadband connections

James Carr
James Carr
SATs

DfE won’t say when KS1 SATs will be scrapped

Doubts cast on plans to make tests non-statutory from next year after government pencils-in dates for 2024

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

Teacher targets for popular subjects set to be missed as recruitment challenges ‘re-emerge’

Five key findings that show the recruitment and retention challenges are back

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Design and technology take-up has halved in a decade

Think tank warns subject will continue to decline if ministers don’t take action encourage take-up

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted downgrades England’s biggest free school amid safety concerns

Ofsted were called in for an emergency inspection after footage surfaced of canteen brawl

James Carr
James Carr


Covid

Covid pupil absences triple in two weeks and almost 1 in 10 teachers off

DfE data shows Covid disruption to schools is on the rise again

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

7 policies from Pearson to make exams fit for the future

Exam board advocates changes to performance measures and a rethink of the English and maths resit policy following major…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Single-school head becomes second boss to break £300k salary barrier

‘I believe in leaders being paid well, but there has to be moderation’

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Tutoring

Long read: How the flagship tutoring programme is slowly sinking

Ministers face crunch decisions on the National Tutoring Programme’s legacy

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Downgraded school head accuses Ofsted inspectors of lacking SEND experience

Special school leader hits out after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted

Ofsted’s guide to ‘raising the quality’ of PE

An ambitious PE curriculum ‘levels the playing field’ for all pupils

James Carr
James Carr