T-levels

DfE eases T-level work placement rules to boost take up

Ministers announce measures to extend hybrid working and ‘cut red tape’ for employers and schools

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Movers and shakers: Southwark, Captiva, Astrea, Baker Dearing

This week’s movers and shakers include a former minister with a penchant for Tolkein and the daughter of an…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

What’s in a name? Rodillian academy trust rebrands as Resilience

Trust that fell foul of academy rules under former CEO becomes latest to change its name

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Unions urge schools still using performance-related pay to ditch it

New survey reveals some teachers still have performance targets linked to exam results

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Teaching awards

Revealed: The 2024 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Sixteen winners from early years, schools and colleges recognised

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Academy trust merger decision due (despite CEO already running the other chain)

Delta boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Academies

Lilac Sky: 8 years, 2 banned heads, £3m ‘improper’ spending – but no report 

The government had promised for years to publish its investigation report into a scandal-hit trust

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

More ‘outstanding’ schools keep top Ofsted grade, but why?

Last year, two in five ‘outstanding’ schools inspected kept the grade, compared to less than one in five in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted chair Dame Christine Ryan to step down

Education secretary praises Ryan for leadership during ‘a period of significant challenges’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Pay and job satisfaction rises, but behaviour risks driving teachers out

Major government survey shows some slight improvements in some aspects of the job, but a worsening situation in others

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Academies

DfE quietly ditches pledge to publish academy scandal investigations

Department has shifted to publishing ‘a summary of the outcomes of an investigation’

John Dickens
John Dickens
SEND

Kent special schools threaten to sue council over inclusion plans

Mainstream schools are to be more inclusive and high-needs spending brought under control

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth