SEND

Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m

Witherslack said more pupils in its independent special schools had helped deliver a 30 per cent profit boost

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
News

BTECs axe will cause huge ‘qualifications gap’, ministers warned

Report claims key areas of the economy will be hit by scrapping ‘vital’ courses amid slow T-levels growth

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Teacher pay

Ministers ask for three-year teacher pay proposals and directed time review

Teacher pay body also told to consider a salary safeguarding reduction and allow maintained schools to pay bonuses

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Missed inspection targets and 5 more findings from Ofsted’s annual report

Ofsted’s staff are also less happy this year, and turnover rates remain above civil service targets, a new report…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inequality

Members revealed for white working-class kids inquiry

Trust heads, union leaders and two former education secretaries included on group investigating issue

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

Including primary in 6,500 teachers pledge ‘nonsensical’, says Phillipson

Education secretary says government is ‘focusing our efforts where they are needed’ amid falling primary rolls

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2025

DfE confirms pay scales after accepting recommendation of a 4 per cent pay rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Conflict’ as safety valve councils issue fewer EHCPs, review finds

Government-commissioned study reveals ‘tensions’ between families and local authorities in controversial SEND bailout scheme

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Schools

School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism

Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict

Schools Week Reporter
Anviksha Patel
Smartphones

‘Transformational’: Smartphone-free schools reveal impact of bans

Leaders who banned mobile phones saw suspensions drop, fewer safeguarding incidents and happier staff

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Curriculum

Met Police stops school lessons on violence against women and girls

The force said sensitive subjects “may be better handled by specialists”

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

SEND ‘major issue’ and ‘irregular’ grants: 13 things we learned from DfE accounts

Document also reveal bumper pay rise for DfE top boss, payments to companies linked to ministers and growing cost…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker