Politics

Eight things we learned from first Phillipson sector address

The new education secretary talked Ofsted, her curriculum review, behaviour and support staff in a webinar for school workers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

No teacher pay decision this week, says Phillipson

New education secretary says funding allocations for 2025-26 delayed too

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Ex-schools minister to advise firm with several DfE contracts

Nick Gibb gets consultancy gig to help Education Development Trust ‘export’ their work abroad

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Poorer secondary pupils now 19 months behind their peers

EPI calls for national strategy as Labour inherits education system ‘beset by inequalities’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pensions

Unions demand Phillipson intervene over United Learning pension plan

Unions claim proposals are a ‘threat to the very future’ of the teachers’ pensions scheme

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Politics

Labour education bill to feature in King’s Speech

Here’s what we know so far about Labour’s plans to legislate for education reforms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Ofsted

Councils ‘hamstrung’ from supporting school leaders, review claims

But Ruth Perry’s sister criticises council review for ‘failing to ask key questions’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted ‘not fit for purpose’, finds ‘alternative big listen’

Organisers of sector-led survey say inspectorate facing ‘existential crisis’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Funding and SEND top challenges for governors, report finds

6 key findings from the National Governance Association’s annual survey

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

United Learning to offer alternative pension and boost starter salaries to £45k

But unions slam ‘alarming’ and ‘dangerous’ move – saying they could strike

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Election 2024

Former science teacher and her ex-pupil elected as new Labour MPs

‘It’s just lovely and I feel like a bit of a proud mum, I’m just so incredibly proud’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Council begs for bailout as soaring SEND deficit threatens solvency

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s £92m SEND deficit will dwarf its reserves next year, prompting fears it will ‘run out…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker