Schools

A third of new secondary heads ‘leave profession within five years’

Union analysis suggests a growing exodus, and shows pay restraint and inflation have wiped 21 per cent off leaders’…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

SATs: No ‘special consideration’ for Covid disruption

Special consideration will not apply when a key stage 2 pupil ‘has been affected by illness or other issues…

James Carr
James Carr
Sponsored post

Supporting your Literacy and English pupils transitioning from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4

The first priority in any support materials for Key Stage 3 or 4 is that they appeal to the…

Pearson
Pearson
Academies

Warning notices issued to growing trusts

Leaders say cases show importance of ‘sustainable’ growth amid ministers’ expansion plans

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and James Carr
Academies

Falcon trust swoops on its third academy

Latest recruit for turnaround trust is first outside the north of England

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
SEND

Director at criticised council wins DfE contract to help others improve

The DfE has appointed 13 SEND advisers on salaries of £90k to act as ‘critical friends’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Politics

Meet the new-look education committee

Five new MPs have joined since last July. Here’s your guide to the new membership

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Orphan school’s 11-year wait for sponsor (should) end next month

Official admits intervention in failing schools is too slow

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
School funding

DfE boast of £1 billion savings ‘shameful’, says union

Experts say budget cuts mean school savings are ‘unsurprising’

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid, Exams

Heads plan Covid isolation rooms so symptomatic kids can take exams

‘Ambiguous’ guidance leaves leaders playing Covid guessing game as tests return

James Carr
James Carr
Teacher training

Early career framework risks heads snubbing new teachers

Polling shows just one in seven new teachers think the training is a good use of time

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

The inside story of the new natural history GCSE

How a BBC veteran, Green MP and exams expert developed a brand new qualification

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth