News

Unify roles of regional schools commissioners and councils, says report

The responsibilities of local authorities and regional schools commissioners (RSCs) should be unified under a single governance structure for…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Covid testing: Over half of heads report problems obtaining consent

Obtaining parental consent has been the most common problem headteachers have faced during Covid testing in schools, a survey…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Mandatory school attendance will ‘pit heads against parents’

The decision to reintroduce school attendance enforcement will “pit heads against parents” and risks costly legal action from families…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Data reveals scale of National Tutoring Programme’s northern challenge

New data has revealed big variations in take-up of the government’s National Tutoring Programme across England, with schools in…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Festival of Education goes virtual for 2021

This year’s Festival of Education will take place online and will be free to watch. It was hoped that…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Williamson pledges to back teachers ‘all the way’ on exam grading

The education secretary has pledged to back teachers “all the way” in their efforts to award exam grades this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

Schools to get £10m Turing Scheme cash for 5,000 placements

Schools will receive £10 million in funding from the government’s Turing Scheme, Schools Week can reveal. £105 million in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Some students may need to repeat a year if they can’t get a grade, says exam board chief

Some pupils may need to repeat a year if they have missed too much learning to be awarded grades…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Just 0.14% of secondary school Covid tests are positive, but concerns over accuracy

Around 3,000 positive Covid test results have been recorded by secondary schools since the beginning of the year, with…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Narrowing attainment gap stopped being ‘main focus’ of DfE in 2015, says former permanent secretary

Efforts to narrow the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers ceased to be a “main focus”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Budget 2021 a ‘missed opportunity’ with no extra funding for schools

This year’s budget has been described as a “missed opportunity” for education after it failed to provide additional cash…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Watchdog fears public bodies will avoid statistical models following exam grading backlash

Public bodies may be “less willing” to use statistical models to support decisions in future after the system to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker