Academies

ESFA acts as costs of collapsed academy trusts double

Government wrote off more than £10m on failed trusts last year alone

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Ofsted: Out of line or right in step?

Schools Week finds just six of 16 regulators operating in England have returned to normal inspections

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted

Science free school with no RE lessons put in special measures

Ofsted said half-termly internal exams were ‘burdensome’ and left staff workload ‘unmanageable’

John Dickens
John Dickens
Behaviour

Four more leaders wanted for behaviour hubs expansion

DfE seeks ‘school partnership leads’ for project aimed at supporting 500 schools

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Zahawi wants parents warned on ‘repercussions’ of school absence

Analysis: Almost one in five pupils is effectively missing a day a week in the worst-hit areas

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

New shadow education secretary to push Zahawi on Omicron plans

Bridget Phillipson speaks to Schools Week in first interview since her appointment

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Covid

Heads blast ministers as Covid thwarts nativities again

Prime minister Boris Johnson urged schools not to cancel nativity plays this week

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Schools in youth violence ‘hotspots’ to lead £30m taskforces scheme

DfE names 10 areas that will get new ‘SAFE’ taskforces

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

DfE misses secondary teacher recruitment target as Covid boom crashes

Just 22 per cent of physics teachers needed were recruited this year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Deputy CEO to step up at top primary trust

REAch2 Academy Trust names its new CEO

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND review has ‘taken too long’, and comms ‘regrettable’ – minister

Will Quince tells MPs DfE ‘could have done better’ in its engagement with stakeholders

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
ITT review

ITT market review: what you need to know about new reforms

The Department for Education has published its response to the ITT market review today – setting out finalised reforms…

John Dickens
John Dickens