Academies

Strikes threat over trust’s plan to extend school day past 2.30pm

Outwood Grange’s proposal would bring teaching hours in line with national guidelines – but a union has threatened strike…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Movers and Shakers

Teach First announces James Toop as new CEO

Current Teach First chief executive Russell Hobby is stepping down this summer following seven years at the helm of…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Behaviour improving says Ofsted, but teachers beg to differ 

Number of schools being marked down on behaviour by Ofsted has plunged by more than half since Covid

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

Pay and curriculum freedom reforms won’t affect us, say most CEOs

Survey findings seem to challenge narrative around Labour’s reforms – but few bosses are actually positive about changes, with…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School food

‘We can’t run at a loss’: Heads snub flagship breakfast clubs

Government is seeking 750 pilot schools, but some heads say they can’t make it work for a basic funding…

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
News

Who are the ‘RISE’ improvement advisers and what will they do?

The DfE gives us the low-down on its new regional improvement teams

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Teacher training

New academy CEO development programme under review

But current cohorts that started last February and September will not be affected

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

Shortening apprenticeships will give teacher training ‘flexibility’

DfE plans to change minimum apprenticeship course length to eight months, which could align teaching courses with other routes

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

‘Lower your tone’: The DfE’s account of THAT Birbalsingh meeting

Government’s minutes claim education secretary had to ask head to ‘allow me to finish my sentences’, amid repeated interruptions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Holiday activities and food scheme secures funding for another year …

… but funding beyond the 2025-26 financial year depends on the government’s current spending review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Absent and excluded kids ‘should be assessed for SEND’

EPI report sets out 7 policy recommendations to tackle special needs ‘postcode lottery’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

‘Showcase your work to MPs’, trusts told amid schools bill criticism

Trust body tells CEOs to build ‘constructive relationships’ with local politicians so they ‘understand’ academies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson