News

University access fear over BMAT entrance test glitch (again)

‘Huge spike in concern’ reported over test used to select medical, dental, biomedical and veterinary applicants

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

DfE pays £124k for failed free school’s pension shortfall

Contributions weren’t made for 13 teachers from Collective Spirit free school in Oldham

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

On hold: NLE programme delayed until September

Reforms delayed and interim contract awarded with DfE citing Covid

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Software supplier takes legal action against second trust

Bromcom Computers has filed a High Court claim against Academies Enterprise Trust

James Carr
James Carr
SEND

Birmingham could lose control of its SEND services

Documents show DfE commissioner can consider delivery options ‘outside of the operational control of the local authority’

James Carr
James Carr
DfE

DfE apologises to academy finance staff over data blunder

Contact details for staff at an academy finance professionals event were accidentally shared with other attendees

Tom Belger
Tom Belger


News

Single-school trust with £280k head given finance warning

Holland Park School has been told to rein in the salaries of its highly-paid school leaders in a government…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Academy trust appeals to court after losing special needs contract

Wave Multi-Academy Trust launches legal challenge over AP contract

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

New uniform guidance: What schools need to know

DfE publishes statutory school uniform guidance for the first time

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools told to hold off on three-year MIS contract

‘Serious concerns’ after supplier announces it is scrapping one-year rolling contracts

James Carr
James Carr
Academies

Academies minister asks top LA schools to ‘share the love’

Baroness Barran speaks to Schools Week in first interview since taking the job

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

‘No one will be able to say I hid away in the Ofqual attic’

New exams chief Dr Jo Saxton says she likes a challenge. Just as well, as she faces having to…

John Dickens
John Dickens