T-levels DfE eases T-level work placement rules to boost take up Ministers announce measures to extend hybrid working and ‘cut red tape’ for employers and schools Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y News Movers and shakers: Southwark, Captiva, Astrea, Baker Dearing This week’s movers and shakers include a former minister with a penchant for Tolkein and the daughter of an… Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y News What’s in a name? Rodillian academy trust rebrands as Resilience Trust that fell foul of academy rules under former CEO becomes latest to change its name Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Recruitment and retention Unions urge schools still using performance-related pay to ditch it New survey reveals some teachers still have performance targets linked to exam results Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Teaching awards Revealed: The 2024 Pearson Teaching Awards winners Sixteen winners from early years, schools and colleges recognised Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y Academies Academy trust merger decision due (despite CEO already running the other chain) Delta boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Academies Exclusive Lilac Sky: 8 years, 2 banned heads, £3m ‘improper’ spending – but no report The government had promised for years to publish its investigation report into a scandal-hit trust John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y News More ‘outstanding’ schools keep top Ofsted grade, but why? Last year, two in five ‘outstanding’ schools inspected kept the grade, compared to less than one in five in… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Ofsted Ofsted chair Dame Christine Ryan to step down Education secretary praises Ryan for leadership during ‘a period of significant challenges’ Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Schools Pay and job satisfaction rises, but behaviour risks driving teachers out Major government survey shows some slight improvements in some aspects of the job, but a worsening situation in others Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Academies Exclusive DfE quietly ditches pledge to publish academy scandal investigations Department has shifted to publishing ‘a summary of the outcomes of an investigation’ John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y SEND Exclusive Kent special schools threaten to sue council over inclusion plans Mainstream schools are to be more inclusive and high-needs spending brought under control Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Newer 1 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 1,015 Older