Exams

Ofqual probe finds exam extra time figures wrong for years

Statistics withdrawn after regulator review finds they ‘significantly overstated’ the number of access arrangements

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Secondary pupil numbers may have peaked earlier than expected

DfE says lower long-term net migration ‘likely to be a contributing factor’ to recent drops in pupil numbers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Strikes at London trust over ‘two tier’ maternity pay called off

Trust bumps up maternity pay that was already 30 per cent above national average to avert more disruption

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Sponsored post

Retirement planning and financial resilience – what do teachers need to think about?

Regional Manager, Oonagh Morrison, from Wesleyan Financial Services, discusses how financial resilience can impact retirement planning.

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Academy admission appeals cash cut ‘penalises successful schools’

DfE won’t fund academies to fight appeals heard after October 31 of this year, it confirms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ministers review £320m PE and sport premium amid ‘patchy’ provision fears

Catherine McKinnell tells MPs government is considering a ‘different approach’ to boosting take-up of sport

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Movers and Shakers

David Ross Education Trust appoints new CEO

He will take over from Stuart Burns at one of England’s biggest MATs

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

Movers and Shakers: E-ACT, Horizons trust, NASEN, EPI

This week’s movers and shakers include an international netball umpire, a football manager leadership expert and an owner of…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

New ‘digital divide’ emerges as private schools ‘forge ahead’ on AI

Private schools three times more likely to have school-wide AI strategy than their state counterparts, study finds

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Relationships and sex education

Sex and relationships education: The main changes for 2026

No age limits, gender identity teaching ban dropped and primaries ‘encouraged’ to teach about same-sex parents – all you…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Sex education guidance: DfE scraps Tories’ proposed age limits

Ban on teaching about the ‘broader concept of gender identity’ also removed, but schools told to teach ‘the facts…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Oak releases DfE-backed resources to tackle misogyny and online safety

It comes as the DfE prepares to published its revised relationships, sex and health education guidance

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas