Academies

The Lilac Sky files: CEO accused of paying own firms after standing down

Schools Week can reveal the bombshell allegations behind a decision to ban Trevor Averre-Beeson from managing schools

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Special schools ‘pushed towards crisis’ in Derbyshire

Inspectors found ‘widespread and/or systemic failings’ in Derbyshire’s local authority and health services

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Pensions

First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 proposed

Plans would see employee contribution rates rise by up to £200 a year – but lowest-paid would not be…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

Equipping TAs for the Rise in SEND: How Schools Can Benefit from the Specialist Teaching Assistant (STA) Apprenticeship

The Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship opens up a new government-funded career pathway for teaching assistants. Here’s how…

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Educational & Sporting Futures
News

DfE told to abolish ‘overwhelmingly negative’ T-level transition course

Think tank says foundation year is ‘failing’ in main aim – promoting progression to T-levels

Freddie Whittaker
Anviksha Patel
Teacher training

‘Excessive’ 20 hours mentor training requirement scrapped

The government will also launch a new re-accreditation round for initial teacher training providers in spring

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


News

EEF regional partnerships to help 300 schools boost outcomes

Charity says £700,000 two-year projects will create 10 partnerships, each led by an EEF-supported research school

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Youth club closures affected GCSE results, warns IfS report

Study also estimates that for every £1 saved from closing youth clubs, ‘there are societal costs of nearly £3’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Council bankruptcy fear ‘dominates’ SEND reform thinking – DfE aide

Government adviser also warns of a ‘fear factor’ around reform, and a risk parents will say ‘you’re taking our…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Three ways to target school funding at worst-off pupils

Education Policy Institute urges new government to use falling rolls to target up to £640m a year at ‘persistently…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Sixth form college teachers vote to strike over ‘farcical’ pay situation

NEU announces strikes at 32 sixth form colleges on November 28, December 3 and 4

Freddie Whittaker
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Judging schools on middle-class admissions isn’t even possible, says Ofsted

Official also says the watchdog will draw on its off-rolling clampdown as it develops inclusivity checks

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker