T-levels

Schools ‘in limbo’ as ministers scrap hairdressing and barbering T-levels

Leaders’ union warns of ‘considerable disruption’ as plans ditched after years of development

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Teacher training

New teacher training framework: Everything you need to know

Your trusty Schools Week explainer to the new policies announced by government after its teacher training review

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Lucy Livings, Lisa Lyons, Lara Gratton, Naomi Carter, Stephen Holden

A civil servant who has worked around the world and an ex-triathlete are among those starting new jobs

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Catholic heads seek legal advice over diocese academy plan

Schools band together to consult KC and commission due diligence on trust as bishop unveils plans

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Councils forced to update key records after audit finds legal breach

A dozen local authorities were not meeting legal duty to keep schools forum papers up-to-date

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

Hinds admits mentor workload ‘too high’ as ECF reforms unveiled

Government to combine teacher training frameworks, deliver more of a focus on SEND and hand out £25m to help…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


Schools

London’s falling rolls crisis moves into secondary schools

Capital faces steep drop in year 7 pupils over the next four years, says London Councils report

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted: MPs want ‘nuanced’ alternative to ‘totemic’ judgments

Parliament’s education committee also also calls for less frequent, more ‘in-depth’ inspections

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Schools

Create system of ‘school boards’ and a new regulator, says think tank

Ex-DfE adviser calls for an end to ‘centralisation and political interference’ in the school system

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Misconduct

Head banned for bullying has high court appeal thrown out

Union previously said the case was a sign of the ‘failing regulator’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Schools

Michaela insists it does meet daily worship laws

Case shows it is ‘technically impossible to be truly secular’, says campaign group

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
RAAC

RAAC: Schools get extra cash for out-of-hours lessons

Government has promised funding to help convince teachers to hold extra classes in the holidays

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson