News

Trust CEO blames school behaviour decline on ‘dreadful parents’

Boss of prominent trust says ‘powerful minority’ of parents is ‘greatest single problem facing’ secondaries

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

RISE teams reveal their regional priorities as new schools named

Government names 170 new ‘stuck’ schools, where RISE advisers will focus efforts and its local priorities – but is…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

Children’s minister gets beefed-up schools brief as portfolios revealed

Government has confirmed which policies new ministers will be in charge of. Here’s your Schools Week guide …

John Dickens
John Dickens
Private schools

Government considers charging private schools more for inspections

The watchdog currently subsidises two thirds of inspection costs for ‘non-association’ private schools, but government is ‘considering options to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted use of AI in inspections doesn’t make the grade

The inspectorate trialled AI note taking in inspections, but wider roll out has been ditched after the tech was…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Call for immediate uniform cap made no difference

Proportion of schools that require four or more branded items remains the same as last year – despite Phillipson’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Ofsted

Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks

New inspections will judge teacher trainers as needing ‘urgent improvement’ if use of ‘discredited research’ isn’t tackled

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Capacity checkers launch primary school visits

Move follows ‘successful’ phase of project that assessed capacity of secondary and special schools

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Admissions

‘Serious concerns’ as children in care refused places at Catholic schools

Analysis suggests schools in at least seven dioceses give priority to children of their faith before non-religious pupils in…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Admissions

Shut out: How schools are turning away vulnerable pupils

As government considers measures to make schools more inclusive, Schools Week investigates how vulnerable pupils are being turned away…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted’s months of ‘tinkering’ fall flat with teachers

Just 11% of teachers polled felt positive about changes, up 1 percentage point from February

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Movers and Shakers

Former OCR boss among new Ofqual board members

Duffy, who served as OCR chief executive for seven years, is joined by Oak National Academy board member Conor…

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas