Politics

£3k ‘level up premium’ to send ‘best’ teachers to in-need areas

Johnson reannounces retention policy that his government scrapped last year

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Zahawi commissions absenteeism ‘deep-dive’ by DfE and Ofsted

Education secretary concerned about Covid absences and ‘persistent absenteeism’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Careers advice

Skills bill to ensure ‘equality’ for technical education in schools career advice

Law change will also allow Catholic sixth forms to academise

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Exams

Trust boss accused over ‘culture of cheating’ and off-rolling at flagship school

An award-winning trust CEO and two colleagues face misconduct claims over exam malpractice and off-rolling to keep its flagship…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Covid absences rise two thirds in a fortnight

More than 100,000 pupils off with confirmed Covid last week, DfE data suggests

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Quarter of schools surpass DfE contingency thresholds requiring stricter Covid measures

School leaders are calling for changes to the government’s current Covid guidance

James Carr
James Carr


News

Nadhim Zahawi: Full text of Tory Conference 2021 speech

The new education secretary addressed the sector for the first time today. Here is what he said.

James Carr
James Carr
Politics

Zahawi to ‘tackle innumeracy and illiteracy’ with white paper next year

The education secretary addressed the Conservative Party conference

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Richer trusts get richer by investing spare cash

A handful of trusts are making six-figure sums through stocks, wealth managers and other investment strategies, while most get…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Zahawi appoints former head Mark Lehain as policy adviser

Former director of the New Schools Network and Parents and Teachers for Excellence joins DfE team

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Conservative Party Conference, Politics

Scrapping teachers’ directed time would be ‘met with fury’, says union boss

NEU boss says abolishing cap on teachers’ hours would be a ‘big mistake’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Government delays revealing cost of schools’ PFI deals

The most recent figures are now more than three years and six months out of date

Tom Belger
Tom Belger