Ofsted

AET school hit by strike action rated ‘inadequate’

Inspectors found girls faced abusive language from ‘over-sexualised’ boys

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Government ‘gaming the figures’ on £24m breakfast club scheme

Freedom of information data shows over half of the clubs involved so far are not new

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Catholic turnaround trust eyes coasting or cash-strapped schools

Such new trusts could help the DfE fix low Christian academisation rates and the chronic problem of schools strugging…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Admissions watchdog: Top school risks ‘cherry picking’ accusations

Holland Park told to overhaul admissions policy after breaching seven admission rules for sixth formers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Flooded classrooms and collapsed roofs: Schools count cost of storms

One school suffered over £40,000 worth of damage in the recent bad weather

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Schools left to decide on turning away pupils with Covid symptoms

Unions say schools are in an ‘impossible position’ as Covid requirements ease, with fears of conflict with parents

Tom Belger
Tom Belger


Ofsted

Free school wins reinspection after Ofsted conflict of interest allegation

Doncaster’s XP East complained about ‘unprofessional conduct’ of inspection team over ‘requires improvement’ rating

James Carr
James Carr
Teacher training

Cambridge refuses to reapply for teacher training over ‘prescriptive’ reforms

Top uni concerned about ‘important inconsistencies’ in reforms set out in initial teacher training review

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools white paper

Free school charity: All-MAT sector would mean ‘death’ of innovation

Ministers’ favoured institutions won’t be replicated if white paper scraps standalone academies, charity warns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Watchdog warns of exam board staff ‘burnout’ after Covid chaos

New report sheds light on how boards coped in last two years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Ministers fail to reveal tutoring figures despite MP demands

Education committee chair calls for ‘urgent’ public data dashboard

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Ofqual proposes stricter controls on BTECs that survive qualifications cull

Ofqual is consulting on stricter controls over alternatives to A Levels and T Levels, with BTECs and other qualifications…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger