Schools

Heads revolt over planned expansion of London school

Council intervenes in plan for secondary in neighbouring borough to increase its official capacity

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

‘Go further’ on school social care reform, says review author

Schools need a seat at the safeguarding 'table', says Josh MacAlister, after government kicks reforms down the road

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Prevent review: Schools need ‘independent’ monitoring and better training

Shawcross review of counter-extremism duty warns of 'ambiguity' of how schools' compliance is monitored

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Evidence not needed for short mental health absence, says DfE

Government says GPs are 'unlikely to be able to offer such evidence to support one-off absences related to mental...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher training

Teach First loses £2m bonuses after ‘inadequate’ recruitment

DfE officials noted this year had been 'challenging', with the government missing its own targets

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted suspends ‘independent’ scrutiny panels

Watchdog accused of being 'unaccountable to anyone but themselves'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker and Jessica Hill
Ofsted

Ofsted’s science subject report: The key things leaders need to know

Ofsted found some primary pupils go months without science classes, although picture is improving after pandemic disruption

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Female Ofsted inspectors hand out harsher grades, study suggests

New research from the University of Southampton and UCL suggests female inspectors and HMIs may be less lenient in...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

The broken link between exam results and Ofsted ratings

Schools Week analyses the relationship between Progress 8 scores and inspectors’ ratings

Amy Walker
Amy Walker