News Exclusive Ofsted flags safety concerns at country’s first secure school Inspectors find increase in youngsters making weapons out of ‘everyday items’ after doors were damaged amid building issue Aislinn O Donnell 7mo Jessie Williams 7mo Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: Anthem, Archway, Bishop Wilkinson This week’s movers and shakers include a Kylie superfan, a cornet player and karaoke champion Schools Week Reporter 7mo Schools Week Reporter 7mo Academies Harris Federation scales back redundancies Schools Week revealed last month that 45 jobs were at risk Jack Dyson 7mo Jack Dyson 7mo Academies Academy trust pulls plug on merger after chair’s resignation Merger collapses amid trust’s concerns ‘there was no longer a secure foundation’ for plans to progress Jack Dyson 7mo Jack Dyson 7mo News Free school meals extension: What schools need to know Schools told to keep eligibility under ‘continued review’ from 2026, but to avoid ‘sudden loss’ of entitlement mid-year Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo SEND ‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed Jack Dyson 7mo Jack Dyson 7mo Admissions Exclusive Popular schools should prioritise places for poorer pupils, says charity Teach First calls for pilot that boosts pupil premium funding to motivate schools to be more inclusive Freddie Whittaker 7mo Jessie Williams 7mo Teacher pay Exclusive Schools risk ‘inadvertently’ breaking minimum wage law Bottom end of unqualified teacher pay scales could fall below legal requirements, legal experts warn Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Recruitment and retention Exclusive Mums who return to teaching part-time more likely to stay New study reveals how the first 12 months back are crucial for retaining new mums Freddie Whittaker 7mo Jessie Williams 7mo Pupil premium DfE reviews pupil premium amid free meals extension concerns But the education secretary rejects ‘barefaced lie’ as Tories claim schools could lose £1.5bn Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo School outcomes Co-chairs revealed for white working-class kids inquiry Ex-education secretary joins academy boss in heading inquiry run by Public First (but government didn’t commission it) Schools Week Reporter 7mo Schools Week Reporter 7mo News ‘Teachers visa’ and agency regulation: 5 ways to improve overseas recruitment Government evaluation found some international recruits were ‘unprepared’ for the behaviour in English schools Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Newer 1 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 1,017 Older
