RISE teams

New school accountability regime: attainment checks and profiles

Government has confirmed new school profiles will be trialled this year, with RISE teams to oversee ‘informal’ attainment checks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards: the 8 big changes you need to know 

Renamed headline grades, fewer inspection areas and bigger teams planned

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted report cards will ramp up leader anxiety, independent review says

Wellbeing impact review ordered by watchdog finds its plans could ‘create additional anxiety about getting it right’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards revealed: Fewer judgments, renamed grades

Inspectorate says ‘biggest changes in Ofsted history’ will deliver ‘absolute clarity’ for schools and parents – but unions slam…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Top trust boss backs ‘absence awareness courses’ for parents

Courses on impact of persistent absence could help reinforce ‘parent agency’ and reportedly being considered by government

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Attendance

Schools should take ‘proactive’ action to get kids back to class, new rules state

Everything leaders need to know from new statutory guidance on children missing education

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


News

Reshuffle: 15 interesting facts about education’s new ministers

Three MPs from the class of ’24 have joined the education ministerial team – here’s what you need to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
PFI

PFI handovers: Council stumps up £3.5m, but repairs still left waiting

Stoke’s case shows councils ill-prepared for end of PFI deals

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Restrict EHCPs to pupils with most severe needs, says children’s commissioner

Report calls for education, health and care plans to be split into three tiers of support

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools underestimate extent of pupil need, finds survey

Secondary schools ‘more concerned’ about funding of external services than their own financial situation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Reshuffle: Three new education ministers as McKinnell, Morgan and Daby depart

Phillipson retained as education secretary, but three new ministers appointed in Starmer reshuffle

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics, Schools

Reform government would ‘root out teachers brainwashing kids’ says MP Lee Anderson

Reform UK members tell party conference of need to crack down on ‘brainwashing’ teachers and stop schools ‘becoming indoctrination…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks