SEND

Councils face legal challenge over SEND safety valve deals

The three potential judicial reviews will heap more pressure on a key government policy

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
RAAC

RAAC school faces £2m hit after pupils go elsewhere

Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is not the only MAT complaining of drops in numbers at RAAC-affected schools

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

T-level drop-outs switch to courses due for axe

90% of T-level drop-outs who switched to other technical courses went on to qualifications due to be defunded

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

ASCL: Base Ofsted report cards on ‘slim set of statutory standards’

The heads’ union sets out key principles of how Labour’s proposed report card should work if they win next…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Election 2024

Not in poll position: Tory edu MPs facing election wipeout

How are the polls shaping up for the current education politicians, those hoping to take their jobs, and the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

‘Don’t scapegoat leaders over bad Ofsteds’, says top trust boss

United Learning chief’s blueprint for Ofsted reform also calls for end of ungraded inspections and ‘simplified’ primary visits

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


Recruitment and retention

How England is locked in ‘global tussle’ for teachers

Schools Week investigation also finds England’s teachers are being lured overseas by tax-free packages

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Falling rolls

Unfilled primary places soar as falling rolls crisis spreads

Areas with more than 1 in 5 spare primary places set to treble next year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Jack Dyson
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Computing

Computing ‘revolution’ led to ‘stark’ drop in girls taking subject

Study finds large drop in computing lessons after Michael Gove’s curriculum changes

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
SATs

SATs 2024: Schools face results ‘queue’ system

Leaders face ‘enduring same frustrations as music fans struggling to get concert tickets’, says union

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Schools warn of exclusions spike after sudden SEND budget ‘cut’

Trust sound alarm over ‘hugely reduced ability to keep children safe’ after Norfolk council funding change

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson