Tutoring

National Tutoring Programme target for poorer pupils ditched

Tutor firms will no longer have to reach at least two-thirds of poorer pupils

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted delays ECF and NPQ provider inspections

Full inspections of lead providers will start from spring 2023

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE cancels 19 academy orders after legal challenge

Ministers U-turn after signing off academy orders for Catholic Hallam diocese schools without governor approval

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Abuse inquiry demands tougher school safeguarding rules

The indendent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) wants to fix ‘shortcomings’ in safeguarding training, data-sharing, checks and sanctions

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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