Ofsted

Ruth Perry: Reading council to survey heads’ wellbeing and challenge rogue Ofsted inspections

Actions follow coroner report into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, but sister says it shows council has ‘not…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
RAAC

Ofsted rejects RAAC school inspection exemption call

But crumbly concrete disruption will be ‘sufficient grounds to defer the inspection’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Barran wants more ‘good’ schools to join turnaround trusts

But academies minister reveals ‘real challenge’ of changing the ‘joining a MAT is punishment’ narrative

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academy funding

Nearly half of trusts raid their reserves to meet rising costs

Doubling in trusts reporting in-year deficits as auditors warn MATs ‘only one bad year from financial difficulties’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher strikes

NASUWT plans consultative ballot over pay and workload

Teachers’ union says it will ‘take forward its campaigning, up to and including industrial action, to secure a better…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Electric car charging grants for schools rise to £2,500

Ministers say schools could generate revenue by allowing the public to use their charging points

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Ofsted

Ofsted orders review into wiped evidence claims

Schools Week revealed how technical glitches force inspectors to re-record inspection evidence, sometimes from memory

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE to research school impact of DNA performance testing

A three-month research project will look at the implications of future genomic technologies on the education sector

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Schools install toilet sensors that ‘actively listen’ to pupils

Concerns sensors ‘violate kids’ privacy’ as teachers install tech to crack down on vaping and bullying

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Teacher training

Teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates to launch in 2025

Four year course will see trainees learn on the job, obtain a degree and gain qualified teacher status

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Reports of data breach on Class Charts platform

ICO launches probe amid reports parents ‘saw data of children from other schools’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

New round of redundancies hit Teach First charity

Charity with government contract to recruit high-flying graduates is ‘proposing changes’ to how it operates

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey