News Ofsted bids goodbye to ‘state of the nation’ schools measure Beloved of Conservative ministers but found to be misleading, the ‘90% good or outstanding’ metric is on its way… Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Teacher training Exclusive Teacher training inspections won’t return until January 2026 ITT Ofsted inspections are set to be postponed this year, Schools Week understands, as new reforms introduced in September… Lucas Cumiskey 8mo Lucas Cumiskey 8mo News Schools keeping top Ofsted grade almost doubled last year The number of schools rated ‘less than good’ also falls to lowest ever in final year before headline grades… Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Recruitment Revealed: The ‘isolated’ schools missing out on effective heads Study reveals which areas are unable to attract the best headteachers Schools Week Reporter 8mo Schools Week Reporter 8mo SEND Exclusive School SEND reports harder to read than Stephen Hawking book Experts warn ‘we ought to be able to explain SEND to parents more clearly than someone explains cosmology’ Samantha Booth 8mo Samantha Booth 8mo News Home schooling proposals spark ‘abuser’s charter’ warning Proposals could ‘lead to abusive former partners… making nuisance-mongering referrals,’ campaigner claims Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo SEND Plea for financial health of councils to be considered in SEND tribunals A cash-strapped local authority has made a series of controversial recommendations to ministers Samantha Booth 9mo Samantha Booth 9mo Academies Exclusive Trusts paid out £3m in rule-breaching related-party deals Related-party transaction breaches were flagged in 52 academy trust accounts last year Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo Academies Bigger trusts wanted to ignore small schools, says regional chief DfE regions group ‘pushed back’ against obstinate CEOs to make sure small schools were ‘looked after’ Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo News Calls for Labour to publish schools ‘vision’ in white paper Leaders warn ‘bitty announcements’ reveal a ‘confusing approach to reform’ John Dickens 9mo John Dickens 9mo Ofsted Long read ‘Ofsted Numberwang’: Backlash over leaked report card plans Schools could be judged on a sliding, five-point scale from ‘exemplary’ to ‘causing concerns’ across 10 evaluation areas Lucas Cumiskey 9mo Lucas Cumiskey 9mo SEND Exclusive SEND: DfE finally considers pupil impact of safety valve scheme Move comes three years after controversial cost-cutting scheme was launched Samantha Booth 9mo Samantha Booth 9mo Newer 1 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 989 Older
