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 1y Jack Dyson 1y Academies Long read 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 1y Jack Dyson 1y Teacher training Exclusive 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 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Unions Long read From the frontline: Heads reveal poverty, abuse and funding woes Headteachers share their big talking points at the annual NAHT school leaders’ conference Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Faith schools Catholic school caught up in row over abolition of 50% cap Education secretary criticised for launching faith reforms at school with fewer pupils on free school meals Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Alternative provision Exclusive Alternative provision: Let disrupted pupils repeat year 11, says de Souza DfE should also fund ‘graduated stepdown programme of support for all year 11 leavers’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Ofsted Investigation Ofsted grades keep getting better after Oliver takes helm Watchdog puts findings down to continued ‘upward trend in inspection outcomes over the last few years’ Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Recruitment and retention Exclusive Trust plans for accountancy-style career path for teaching assistants Route would be targeted at support staff who don’t already hold a degree Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Sure Start 4 policies to put ‘schools at heart’ of Sure Start 2.0 How schools meet ‘holistic needs’ of pupils should have equal focus from Ofsted as results, new report says Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y Pupil data Exclusive Revealed: Secret deal to let benefit fraud squad snoop on pupil data Leaders warn the move may lead to parents ‘withdrawing their children from schools’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y SEND SEND: DfE ‘looking into’ how many schools are not inclusive Children’s minister David Johnston reveals he is probing why some schools have far fewer pupils with EHCPs Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Alternative provision Unregistered AP clampdown: Everything you need to know Time limits on placements, new national standards and a council-run quality-assurance process proposed by the DfE Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Newer 1 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 975 Older