Recruitment

Revealed: The ‘isolated’ schools missing out on effective heads

Study reveals which areas are unable to attract the best headteachers

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
SEND

School SEND reports harder to read than Stephen Hawking book

Experts warn ‘we ought to be able to explain SEND to parents more clearly than someone explains cosmology’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Home schooling proposals spark ‘abuser’s charter’ warning

Proposals could ‘lead to abusive former partners… making nuisance-mongering referrals,’ campaigner claims

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Plea for financial health of councils to be considered in SEND tribunals

A cash-strapped local authority has made a series of controversial recommendations to ministers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Trusts paid out £3m in rule-breaching related-party deals

Related-party transaction breaches were flagged in 52 academy trust accounts last year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Bigger trusts wanted to ignore small schools, says regional chief

DfE regions group ‘pushed back’ against obstinate CEOs to make sure small schools were ‘looked after’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


News

Calls for Labour to publish schools ‘vision’ in white paper

Leaders warn ‘bitty announcements’ reveal a ‘confusing approach to reform’

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

‘Ofsted Numberwang’: Backlash over leaked report card plans

Schools could be judged on a sliding, five-point scale from ‘exemplary’ to ‘causing concerns’ across 10 evaluation areas

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
SEND

SEND: DfE finally considers pupil impact of safety valve scheme

Move comes three years after controversial cost-cutting scheme was launched

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Recruitment and retention

New Teaching Commission launched to solve staffing crisis

Former NEU joint general secretary Dr Mary Bousted to chair 16-member panel to look at recruitment and retention

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

Rise of the wellbeing sick day: Sign of a growing problem or healthier approach?

New data shows staff ‘wellbeing’ absences are rising, as a key report warned of ‘disturbingly high’ stress, anxiety and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School improvement

‘Jobs for the boys’ fears as ministers pick school improvement advisers

New regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) teams will start to be rolled out in January

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson