Schools

Burnout warning as school staff become ‘de facto social workers’

Most school staff work at least four extra hours a week providing support previously offered by collapsed social and...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Schools turn to crowdfunding Ofsted challenges 

A Cambridge school lodges judicial review request over 'inadequate' rating amid anger following death of Ruth Perry

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher training

‘It’s everyone’s worst nightmare’: Schools hit by teacher training crisis

Four in ten teacher trainers report more difficulty in placing recruits as schools struggle to mentor trainees

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

‘Hand in your badges’: Ruth Perry’s sister urges heads not work as Ofsted inspectors

Professor Julia Waters tells NAHT conference members should 'refuse to be complicit in Ofsted's reign of terror'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

DfE on course to recruit less than half of required secondary teachers

Analysis of new government recruitment targets shows teacher supply is 'spiralling out of control'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
School funding

More heads cut school trips amid funding crisis

Sutton Trust research finds steep rises in schools cutting back on teaching assistants and IT equipment

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Amy Walker
Ofsted

School inspections don’t hold MATs ‘sufficiently accountable’, says Ofsted

New report says inspections also don’t allow trusts to get credit, despite their growing influence over schools' quality of...

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Amy Walker
Academies

School that overturned academy order will join a trust

Yew Tree Primary won a judicial review against forced academisation in 2021, costing tens of thousands of pounds

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Amy Walker
Recruitment and retention

Schools cut classroom hours to hold on to teachers 

Headteachers hope scheme will boost recruitment numbers as 'yoga or free biscuits' no longer enough

Amy Walker
Amy Walker