Politics

Government ditches £90m school ‘arts premium’ manifesto pledge

Policy is one of several 2019 pledges to be delayed or to have fallen by the wayside

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Exams 2022: Ofqual confirms ‘plan B’ details

Exams watchdog says schools should ‘guard’ against ‘over-assessment’ of students

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

‘Horrifying and degrading’: School staff attacked in ‘abhorrent’ TikToks

Schools Week investigation reveals true toll of ‘offensive’ videos, as government steps in

James Carr
James Carr
Inclusion

SEND review ‘steering group’ appointed to push through reforms

Children’s minister defends delays to landmark review and warns Covid has ‘intensified’ issues

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Archdiocese ‘ruling by diktat’ as schools told to academise by 2023

The Archbishop of Birmingham has said academisation is an “essential” reform to protect Catholic education

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Downgraded ‘outstanding’ schools may have actually improved, says Ofsted director

Leaders have warned the issue makes the transition to universal inspections ‘problematic’

James Carr
James Carr


News

TikTok accused of failing to act as teachers targeted in offensive videos

Videos contain unfounded allegations of sexual misconduct, offensive insults and homophobic slurs

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Revealed: 39 sixth forms and colleges to split £83m post-16 capacity fund

Capital funding will help settings cope with anticipated boom in pupil numbers, says DfE

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Spielman: 1 in 10 ‘outstanding’ schools ‘more realistic’

The Ofsted chief inspector said any downgrades in new inspections are ‘win win for everybody’

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted

Ofsted hopeful expansion still on cards despite budget omission

But PM pledge for three-day inspections not part of upcoming announcements

James Carr
James Carr
Leadership and governance

60 new governance experts appointed (and they’ll be paid for first time)

The new National Leaders of Governance will help boards ‘realise their full potential’

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Teacher training and development

Now Teach goes nationwide with £3m boost to turn more top bosses to teaching

A recruitment programme aimed at persuading high-flying professionals to change career and retrain as teachers has secured £3 million…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth