School meals

No such thing as a long lunch: 1 in 10 schools provide under 30 minutes

New study shows food served up is ‘poorly received’ and 20% of kids do their only exercise in school

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

SEND monitoring inspections to restart this term, says Ofsted

Education committee MPs also hear calls for school exclusion investigations and schools bill fears

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Restraint guidance needs training standards and more ‘precise’ language – EHRC

Equalities watchdog warns draft DfE guidance on reasonable force could leave teachers and children in ‘jeopardy’

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Schools

Schools wanted for AI lesson planning trial

Education Endowment Foundation study to assess whether AI tool can save teachers time while not compromising on quality

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
SEND

Special school delays undermine deficit reduction efforts

Nine councils – nearly a quarter of those on the controversial safety valve scheme – have flagged delays

Freddie Whittaker
Chaminda Jayanetti
News

‘Sleepless nights’ over funding and lost Ofsted hope: NAHT conference diary

‘If we fail to invest in education, we fail to invest in our future’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

Academy bailouts should come with merger clause, demands Agnew

It comes after two trusts were given multi-million pound lifelines after racking up £600,000 deficits

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

British Sign Language GCSE ‘unlikely before 2028’

The Department for Education initially hoped the qualification would be launched in autumn this year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted mulls report card inspection delay

Inspectorate considering pushing back the roll-out of new inspections until 2026

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Maths hubs

Maths hubs funding drops (but DfE says it’s not a cut)

Leaders say the funding fall could result in redundancies and less support for teachers

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Teacher apprenticeship length cut to line up with school year

Length of postgraduate course to be slashed from 12 to nine months from August, DfE confirms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Who are the stuck schools getting RISE support?

Just a few of the schools are in London and some belong to trusts with RISE advisers

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson