Academies

DfE quietly ditches pledge to publish academy scandal investigations

Department has shifted to publishing ‘a summary of the outcomes of an investigation’

John Dickens
John Dickens
SEND

Kent special schools threaten to sue council over inclusion plans

Mainstream schools are to be more inclusive and high-needs spending brought under control

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exclusions

What’s behind a record rise in suspensions, and how do we solve it?

Which schools are excluding the most pupils, and why? What can we learn from leaders who have got suspensions…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Use SEND cash to boost mainstream inclusion, councils told

Move follows budget’s £1 billion boost in high needs funding

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

A third of schools snap up free portrait of the King (at cost of £1m)

New figures reveal take-up of controversial scheme to offer King Charles portrait to all public bodies

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School funding

Schools’ costs likely to outstrip budget funding boost

DfE says more than half of the expected per-pupil uplift will have to cover this year’s teacher pay rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

EYFS results: Disadvantage gap widens among reception pupils

Proportion of free school meals-eligible pupils achieving a ‘good level of development’ falls slightly

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Unions

National Education Union deputy general secretary Niamh Sweeney resigns

Former sixth form college teacher was first person elected to the role, and was not due for re-election until…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

The impact of vocational education at KS4 and beyond 

Everyone reading this article of Schools Week shares a common purpose: we all want to create the brightest possible…

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Pearson
Breakfast clubs

Breakfast clubs ‘early adopters’: What schools need to know

Up to 750 primary schools sought to help pilot clubs before their national rollout

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

DfE: New teacher training providers could get future accreditation ‘opportunities’

Clarification comes after bruising re-accreditation process saw 68 existing providers lose out

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

Ofsted bids goodbye to ‘state of the nation’ schools measure

Beloved of Conservative ministers but found to be misleading, the ‘90% good or outstanding’ metric is on its way…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker