News

£740m earmarked to create SEND places in mainstream

DfE also announces it won’t enter into any more safety valve agreements with struggling councils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
TIMSS

TIMSS 2023: Maths holds steady while science improves

Study says the findings ‘go against predictions around the continuing negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Far more children ‘missing’ from school than DfE estimates, says EPI

Study suggests 300,000 children are now missing from education – more than double official estimates

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment and retention

Wage rises needed to attract 6,500 teachers would cost £7bn

Government would need to hike salaries by 10% for the next three years if relying on wage boosts alone…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
T-levels

DfE eases T-level work placement rules to boost take up

Ministers announce measures to extend hybrid working and ‘cut red tape’ for employers and schools

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Movers and shakers: Southwark, Captiva, Astrea, Baker Dearing

This week’s movers and shakers include a former minister with a penchant for Tolkein and the daughter of an…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


News

What’s in a name? Rodillian academy trust rebrands as Resilience

Trust that fell foul of academy rules under former CEO becomes latest to change its name

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Unions urge schools still using performance-related pay to ditch it

New survey reveals some teachers still have performance targets linked to exam results

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Teaching awards

Revealed: The 2024 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Sixteen winners from early years, schools and colleges recognised

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Academy trust merger decision due (despite CEO already running the other chain)

Delta boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Lilac Sky: 8 years, 2 banned heads, £3m ‘improper’ spending – but no report 

The government had promised for years to publish its investigation report into a scandal-hit trust

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

More ‘outstanding’ schools keep top Ofsted grade, but why?

Last year, two in five ‘outstanding’ schools inspected kept the grade, compared to less than one in five in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker