News

Government seeks to exempt CEOs from new support staff pay rules

Consultation launched on the definition of support staff ahead of launch of new pay body

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

‘Reckless and ridiculous’: Ofsted’s report card plan delay slammed

Phillipson criticises ‘disappointing’ consultation response delay, while unions say report card roll-out now ‘nonsensical’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School funding

Spending review 2025: What’s in it for schools?

School funding and capital cash rise (a bit), Ofsted budget boost, school library scheme and a schools white paper

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

School funding to rise by around 1% per pupil each year

£4.7bn cash increase will result in average real-terms per-pupil funding growth of 0.9 per cent per year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Trust secures new CEO as founding chief retires

Replacement secured as Dean Ashton’s Reach South departure announced

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Christine Gilbert appointed Ofsted chair

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says Gilbert will bring ‘strong challenge’ to Ofsted

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Edtech

Schools wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’

Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

AI guidance for schools: 9 key findings for leaders

Government toolkits say schools can use AI to write letters to parents, give pupil feedback and come up with…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

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
Jessie Williams
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
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Harris Federation scales back redundancies

Schools Week revealed last month that 45 jobs were at risk

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
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
Jack Dyson