Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted mulls asking schools to rate inspectors Watchdog begins work to ‘explore commissioning an independent survey to ask professionals…for their views on Ofsted’s culture’ Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Digital Schools could be held to account on digital standards DfE consults on ‘core digital standards’ and confirms £45m extension of wifi and fibre schemes Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Teacher pay One in six teachers would take 20% less pension for a 10% pay rise EPI urges government to investigate the possibility of flexibility in the teachers’ pension scheme Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo School funding Funding storm prepares to crash into schools Leaders cry foul as national insurance grants fall short, and DfE admits schools can’t afford next year’s pay bill Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Attendance Big jump in SEND pupils missing more school than they attend Severe absence increases among some of the most vulnerable pupils in the system Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Ofsted More schools get positive Ofsted scores after headline grades ditched First data on inspections without overall judgments shows rises across behaviour, personal development and leadership categories Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Attendance 95%+ attendance almost doubles odds of GCSE pass DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the odds of getting a grade 5 in… Rhi Storer 5mo Rhi Storer 5mo Sponsored post Sponsored Turbo boost your pupil outcomes with Teach First Finding new teaching talent for your school can be time consuming and costly. Especially when you want to be… SWAdvertorial 5mo Teach First 5mo Arts education DfE plans ‘National Centre for Arts and Music Education’ Ministers also announce plans for a ‘digital, AI and technology task and finish group’ to advise pupils on AI Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo News Schools can afford less than half of proposed 2.8% pay rise, admits DfE ‘Headroom’ in next year’s budget only leaves enough for an increase of 1.3 per cent, official government analysis finds Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo News £1bn for schools to cover national insurance hike But some leaders report the funding falls up to 35 per cent short of covering the rise in costs Schools Week Reporter 5mo Schools Week Reporter 5mo Curriculum review Curriculum review signals primary content cut and fewer GCSE exams Interim report also signals changes to the EBacc and a subject-by-subject review amid concerns over balance of content Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Newer 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 991 Older