News

Academy CEO diversity audit: More women bosses, but work to do

Campaigners have offered a ‘cautious welcome’, but note there is room for huge improvement

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Council urges immediate stricter Covid controls across all schools

Staffordshire is believed to be the first local authority to recommend bringing back such wide-ranging measures

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid, Ofsted

Pandemic, what pandemic? Heads worry Ofsted is failing to take Covid into account

Leaders fear missed opportunity to forge a positive relationship

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

DfE U-turns on move to weekly school attendance collection

Last-minute change means schools must continue reporting data daily from tomorrow

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

2022 exams: What you need to know about plan B

DfE and Ofqual seeking views on draft teacher assessed grades guidance

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

School admission appeals flexibilities extended again to September 2022

Changes to the way appeals process works extended for another year, albeit with slightly different wording

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

New framework to set out the purpose of academy trust CEOs

The work will also set ethics expectations for academy bosses

John Dickens
John Dickens
Assessment

2022 exams: Adaptations and grading plan finally confirmed

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi says ‘fairness at the heart’ of plans

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Head at school facing ‘toxic culture’ investigation to retire

A school under investigation over an alleged “toxic” working environment has announced its headteacher will retire after more than…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Starmer to pledge Ofsted ‘reform’ and thousands more teachers

Labour leader to commit to new ‘national excellence programme’ in conference speech

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Queen’s jubilee book for schools to cost £12m

The book will be sent to every primary school pupil next year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Fake Covid jab consent form could ‘cost lives’, government warns

A bogus Covid vaccine consent form sent to headteachers which warns the jab could cause blindness, deafness and miscarriages…

James Carr
James Carr