News Welcome back, now buckle up for autumn school reforms blitz Reforms on inspection, accountability, curriculum and SEND all due to be published this term John Dickens 6mo John Dickens 6mo Schools Investigation Lockdown: The schools forced to take emergency measures Union calls for ‘comprehensive’ guidance as leaders warn of communications difficulties during incidents Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted plans more ‘shadow’ inspections to test grade consistency Watchdog to ramp up quality assurance visits when inspections restart amid concerns over grade validity and reliability Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6mo News Schools with poorer intakes prioritised for £45m nurseries cash DfE invites applications for second phase of programme aimed at converting spare primary classrooms into nursery provision Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo News Ark Schools to set up ‘northern hub’ after MAT merger Merger with 9-school trust will also put Ark in the country’s top 10 biggest MATs Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo News School funding for Mandarin lessons cut by a quarter Funding for trips to China and retention payments under languages programme also scaled back Schools Week Reporter 6mo Schools Week Reporter 6mo News Beyond the classroom: Parent workshops and wellbeing focus could improve grades Government study calls for ‘restorative’ behaviour interventions and parent engagement workshops in ‘low education’ areas to improve pupil outcomes John Dickens 6mo John Dickens 6mo News Be clearer about schools’ role as wider services ‘crumble’, say heads ‘Roadmap’ from ASCL seeks to set out what schools should – and should not – have to do Ruth Lucas 6mo Ruth Lucas 6mo Movers and Shakers Delta Academies Trust names Sir Paul Tarn successor New CEO will ‘build on what has been achieved to date’ as he takes over the reins Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo News Watchdog widens probe into charities supporting Jewish schools Three more charities linked to schools to be investigated by Charity Commission over £22m cashed cheque concerns Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo Schools DfE pushes ahead with unregistered AP time limits Government confirms plans for ‘voluntary’ standards, but will make them mandatory ‘when parliamentary time allows’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6mo News Schools more disorderly and parents less supportive of behaviour rules Government’s annual school behaviour survey also finds pupils feel less safe, with more bullying over their race or ethnicity Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Newer 1 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 1,024 Older
