Academies

Trust says cost-cutters call to court schools is ‘misuse of funds’

School resource management advisers urged the Elliot Foundation to ‘proactively’ grow its ranks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

SEND deficits to be kept off council balance sheets for two more years

SEND deficit ‘statutory override’ protecting potentially scores of councils from insolvency extended to 2028

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Exam boards consider ‘action’ over social media predictions

A quarter of teachers say they have heard of pupils buying so-called ‘predicted’ papers

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment

Teacher quality warning over DfE recruitment boost plea

Letter seen by Schools Week shows DfE top boss asked teacher trainers to consider more offers, but providers have…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Behaviour

Trust legal challenge over child in isolation for half a year

But GORSE trust lawyers defend ‘positive discipline’ policy and say it improves behaviour

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Pupils could lose 12 teaching days a year due to global heating – report

Stark warning comes as data also suggests 59% of secondary school sites are at a ‘high risk’ of flooding

Freddie Whittaker
Ella Jessel and Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Inclusion

Call for ‘enforceable’ school inclusion framework and audits

Schools should follow ‘enforceable’ national inclusivity standards to ‘shape a system that works for everyone’, major FED report says

John Dickens
Ella Jessel
News

Infrastructure strategy pledges rebuilds for 250 more schools

And school and college maintenance funding to rise to £3bn a year by 2035

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Paul Tarn set to leave Delta Academies Trust

Trust says recently-knighted leader to retire with ‘comprehensive succession plan’ in place

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Teachers, heads and schools among 93 Pearson National Teaching Awards silver winners

Head who pioneered AI workload reduction in special schools and site manager who saved colleague’s life among those recognised

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Urgently set out plans to avoid SEND deficits ‘cliff-edge’, MPs tell DfE

Senior MP warns ‘lack of action’ suggests government is ‘comfortable with the current state of affairs’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Investigate ‘shocking’ special school free meal take-up, DfE told

Study finds quarter of eligible pupils in special schools not taking up free school meal

John Dickens
Ella Jessel