News ‘Expand, don’t downgrade’ language hubs, urges report Report on decline of languages finds pupils in poorer areas 20% less likely to study one at GCSE Ruth Lucas 5mo Ruth Lucas 5mo News Taskforce launched to reform ‘broken’ SEND system Former ASCL general secretary Geoff Barton will chair the panel, with recommendations expected by mid-autumn Ruth Lucas 5mo Ruth Lucas 5mo Ofsted Long read Inspectors criticise Ofsted’s ‘ridiculous’ training regime ‘It just creates the sense that everything is rushed’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo News Pupils lose court fight over ‘unpleasant and distressing’ isolation policy School had not ‘crossed the boundaries of what the law or good practice permits’, judge says Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Exams Exclusive Schools ‘over a barrel’ as exam fees rise again Cost of exams will increase at a greater rate than school funding in 2026, with some provided by AQA… Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted inspectors to get four days of online training ahead of new framework ‘Underpinning skills programme’ comes on top of planned in-person and live online training, and inspectors also expected to spend… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo AI Public divided over AI use in schools Adults generally support teachers using AI for administration, but are more likely to oppose its use for marking Ruth Lucas 5mo Ruth Lucas 5mo PE and sports Schools locked out of PE premium reporting system can submit returns in September, says DfE Government confirms schools will receive ‘support’ to file returns in the new academic year Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Support staff 3.2% pay rise for school support staff agreed But unions say workers ‘will be disappointed’ and ‘far more’ will be required in the future Ruth Lucas 5mo Ruth Lucas 5mo Unions Matt Wrack wins NASUWT leadership election Ex-FBU general secretary wins in first contested election in decades, but less than 5 per cent of members take… Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo post-16 Raising participation age to 18 had ‘limited impact’, study suggests But researchers say the policy has ‘untapped potential to expand learning opportunities’ as they call for a review Ruth Lucas 5mo Ruth Lucas 5mo SEND Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m Witherslack said more pupils in its independent special schools had helped deliver a 30 per cent profit boost Chaminda Jayanetti 5mo Chaminda Jayanetti 5mo Newer 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 1,015 Older
