School funding

Teacher union reports ‘surge’ in concerns about redundancies

NASUWT leader says he raised ‘serious concerns’ with government about funding in December

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
AI

Using AI to judge writing could ‘revolutionise’ assessment – trial

No More Marking says its trial found AI is ‘very good at judging student writing and is a viable…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Peerage for ex-Ofsted chief ‘inappropriate’ say heads

Concerns follow reports Amanda Spielman will be elevated to the House of Lords by the Conservatives

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Struggling readers spotted by eye-tracking software trial

Schools point to ‘amazing’ results, but privacy campaigners raise concerns about use of data

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Exams

The schools working hard for the ‘forgotten third’

Every year, about a third of GCSE pupils in England do not achieve a grade 4 in English and…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Oracy

Oracy chair reassured it ‘will be woven’ into curriculum review final report

Geoff Barton speaks of need to get oracy into ‘bloodstream of the profession’ before final review report

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer


School funding

Schools warn of staff cuts as Reeves snubs sector

Leaders face having to make redundancies, curriculum squeezes and cuts to programmes supporting the poorest pupils

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

Cost-cutters’ savings ‘won’t compensate’ for inadequate funding

DfE advisers identified £400m of potential cuts last year, but although schools cut more, they could still only implement…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Investment areas scheme binned by Labour

Tory levelling-up programme to get more cash into left-behind areas canned

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Secondary special schools over-capacity by 8,000 pupils, DfE data suggests

Education secretary warns of ‘significant gaps’ in provision for pupils with SEND

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Unfilled primary school places up 6% in a year as falling rolls bite

Secondary school population to peak in 2027-28 and then start to fall, government analysis predicts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE calls for evidence to aid NPQ review

The DfE is asking for ‘recent, relevant and high-quality research’ as it reviews its suite of NPQs – beginning…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks