Academies

Ministers face another £500k loss on failed £35m free school

Parkfield also says it ‘can’t compete’ with a newer free school, laying bare problems with government’s flagship policy

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher training

1,300 teacher trainees to miss out on axed top-up courses

Desperate trainees have been left in tears after struggling to secure a place, course providers said

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher training

NPQs: Trusts reveal viability fears after courses slashed

Leaders fear cash-strapped schools which miss out on free NPQs will be unable to afford the training

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

‘Children are our future and it’s for them that Tim dedicated his life’ 

Hundreds gather to remember the late Sir Tim Brighouse

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Election 2024

We’ll give Labour time to reach right decision on pay, unions say

September pay deal is first major decision facing Bridget Phillipson following expected Labour win

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

SEND: EPI criticises ‘lack of urgency’ on ‘most pressing’ issue

Think tank calls for funding review and for budgets to be ‘grounded in the level of need’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Awards

102 winners scoop silver at 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards

‘Phenomenal devotion’ of teachers, leaders and lecturers recognised

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
School funding

Election delays universal free school meals funding decision

Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year’s funding rate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Labour £450m pledge could net 7,000 teachers – but not all new

Analysis finds combination of higher pay and bursaries and new early-career payments could help bridge supply gap – but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School buildings

Unspent buildings cash worth £36k to each school, claim unions

‘Only sensible option’ is to give unspent cash to schools, say leaders

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Lib Dems bursary pledge ‘inefficient’ use of ‘scarce resources’

Party has pledged to fund teacher training ‘properly so that all trainee posts in school are paid’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Video: School leaders and policy experts react to party manifestos

Schools Week convened a panel of experts from across the sector to respond to parties’ pledges

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker