News

Trust may lose special school where staff ‘held pupils to the floor’

Ofsted has warned pupils ‘do not feel safe’

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

The councils forced into school Covid action

11 councils are advising all schools in their areas to reintroduce Covid classroom measures

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Covid

Covid: 1 in 12 secondary school pupils test positive

ONS data shows rising infection rates among older pupils, as heads warn they are struggling with absences

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Police called in as anti-vaxxers ‘grab’ pupil at school gates

Education leaders have branded the behaviour as ‘utterly unacceptable’

James Carr
James Carr
News

Energy crisis hits schools as bills to rise 50%

Investigation finds leaders are budgeting tens of thousands of pounds to meet soaring costs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Achievement for All charity goes into administration

Organisation cites ‘double impact of the pandemic and current pressures on school budgets’ as it calls in administrators

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Covid

Edenred: Free school meals voucher company’s profits jump 29%

Company tasked with providing meal vouchers during pandemic saw overall profits jump to £13.9 million

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

How do you solve a problem like academies?

Ministers face difficult choices as they seek to move more schools into academy trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Private schools

Faith school which segregated staff finally shut down

Rabia Boys and Girls School in Luton was accused of “actively undermining” British values by Michael Wilshaw in 2016

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Covid: Schools ‘picking up the pieces’ amid lack of support services

Schools shouldered ‘significant responsibilities within networks of support that have themselves fragmented’ – UCL report

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Council ditches ‘forced’ academisation plan as Zahawi softens stance

Tory-led Swindon had proposed to convert all schools to academies by 2025 before a U-turn

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy CEOs earn £127k on average, and men get £15k more

New benchmarking tool sheds more light on executive pay in the academies sector

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker