News

Scrap primary tests for ‘digital SATs’ at 14, says think tank

EDSK also renews calls for GCSEs and A-levels to be replaced by a four-year ‘baccalaureate’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Behaviour

Seven tips to reduce youth violence in schools

Youth Endowment Fund publishes new guidance for schools as poll shows most teachers witnessed assaults

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sustainability

Revealed: The schools winning a slice of £530m going green cash

Latest public sector decarbonisation scheme winners announced

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Music

Schools ‘expected’ to publish music development plan summaries

Website summary ‘should reflect how a school delivers music education to pupils and what changes they are planning in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Home education

Home education abuse review: ‘Protective’ school factor ‘missing from lives’

Review into deaths and abuse of 41 children finds they were ‘less visible to agencies than those who attend…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE ‘lack of engagement’ with outdoor space inquiry criticised

But top civil servant says department ‘does not hold formal joint responsibility for the policy areas in the inquiry’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Management information systems

Competition watchdog launches another probe into SIMs

CMA probing concerns ESS SIMS could be ‘abusing’ its ‘dominant’ market position after Schools Week investigation

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Five key findings on teacher recruitment and retention

Cutting workload could have similar impact to raising pay, finds report

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School funding

Teachers’ pensions: Emergency fund needed to cover grant shortfall

Union leaders write to ministers after warnings that schools face funding shortfalls ‘of £70,000 or more’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

MATs ‘more likely’ to be approved to run council-proposed special schools

DfE introduces expectation that bids via the ‘free school presumption route’ demonstrate ‘resilience’ in face of falling rolls and…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Regional directors push growing MATs to mentors

Bosses of trusts wanting to expand are now being told by regional directors to get mentoring from experienced CEOs

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher training

School teacher trainers reveal ITTECF mentor workload doubts

ITT providers lack confidence government will achieve key targets through its new teacher training framework, survey suggests

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey