Unions Exclusive Matt Wrack tipped for NASUWT general secretary Ex-FBU leader is union executive’s pick to replace Dr Patrick Roach this year, Schools Week can reveal Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Schools Calls for school complaints review as 80% of leaders report abuse Leaders pushed to the brink of quitting with 70% threatened by parents and one in 10 attacked Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo SEND Special schools recruit fewer teachers from training – report Special schools ‘rely’ on teachers developing experience with SEND pupils in mainstream settings Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo special schools Special school leaders fear QTS plan could worsen recruitment crisis Special schools have more unqualified teachers – so how will the schools bill affect them? We spoke to leaders… Rosa Furneaux 4mo Rosa Furneaux 4mo Solutions Exclusive Trust’s ‘FOMO Fridays’ help boost end-of-week attendance Attendance boosted after initiatives aimed at making pupils feel they ‘belong’ and ‘want to be in school’ on Fridays Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4mo News Trust slams union over ‘ridiculous’ Windrush claims as strikes paused (for now) NEU claims victory over Harris Federation working conditions changes – but trust says union ‘trying to create conflict’ Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo Schools Snap, crackle and flop? Breakfast clubs have rocky launch Early adopter school considered pulling out, with concerns over schools losing club income Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Academies Exclusive Academy broke rules over head’s Botox and aromatherapy courses Trust issued warning notice after probe found payments for ‘luxury’ hotel stays and ‘excessive spending’ on gifts, documents state Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo Mobile phones Exclusive School smartphone bans reduce overall screen time, poll suggests Polling also seems to show tougher policies aren’t harder to enforce – contrary to claims Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Exclusions Exclusive Investigation: How councils routinely breach exclusion duty Councils have six days to find excluded pupils a suitable full-time education. But some youngsters are waiting two years… Rhi Storer 4mo Rhi Storer 4mo Teacher strikes Exclusive Teachers strike over schools’ plans for classes of 30 Headteachers in the north London borough of Haringey also want to increase teacher-contact time Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo Schools Bill Committee slaps down DfE over ‘rushed’ schools bill timetable Government’s approach has prevented full scrutiny of sweeping reforms, say MPs Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Newer 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 982 Older