Schools

6 key school findings from biggest annual parent survey

Worrying findings on school absences, home education and children feeling unsafe at school

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Phillipson urges ‘patience’ on SEND reforms

Education secretary adds she is looking at how to help mainstream schools run their own special needs provision

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

DfE to review ‘complicated’ school maintenance funding system

‘We know there’s room for improvement’, admits senior civil servant

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Revealed: The 125 leaders in the running for CST policy group

The elected group will draw on leaders from across England and give feedback on policy issues facing academies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Curriculum

Dates revealed for curriculum review national roadshow 

11 events scheduled this autumn for sector to give their views

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Call for action as 400,000 children await autism or ADHD appointments

Getting a neurodevelopmental condition diagnosis one of the ‘only ways’ to unlock school support, warns children’s commissioner

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

Labour MP seeks to make school phones ban compulsory

Draft law from Josh MacAlister would put phone guidance on a statutory footing – but it’s unclear if it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Ethos, Bright Futures, Priestley, CAM academy trusts

This week’s movers and shakers include a musician who shared a stage with ELO, someone with a history of…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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National competition – can your students solve the ocean plastics crisis?

University College London launches fully resourced national schools competition to tackle ocean plastics.

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Reforms

London calling: Capital’s leaders dominate adviser panels

Leaders of London schools dominate the panels appointed to lead on new reforms, with few experts from the Midlands

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Trust to close after losing £4m council legal row

Parallel Learning Trust’s six schools are to be handed to other trusts but it’s unclear who will pick up…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Trust gets notice to improve after school blaze

MAT slapped with notice over insurance issue that emerged after massive fire

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson