Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Kat Howard, Summer Turner, James Biddulph, Majella McCarthy

Leader who served ex-PM breakfast and almost starred in Hollyoaks and principal who lived in rainforest among those starting...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Schools and trusts slow to publish governors diversity data

Government wants diversity details of boards to be 'widely available', but data protection a barrier, report trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

DfE puts 40 staff on Advanced British Standard ‘vanity project’

Government criticised for committing 'platoon of civil servants' to policy unlikely to come to fruition

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Oracy

Geoff Barton to lead oracy commission for Voice 21

Departing union boss will lead effort to build blueprint for a 'national entitlement', as Labour plans speaking boost

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Child poverty

Appoint poverty ‘tsar’ and extend universal free meals to worst-hit schools, DfE told

Report from ex-children's commissioner also calls for government plan to support schools to reduce the impact of poverty

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

32,000 children wait at least 2 years for mental health treatment

Children's commissioner calls for early intervention as pupils wait 'significant portion of their young lives' for support

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

Holiday pay guidance reviewed amid fears schools could be left out of pocket

Law firms say mistake in government guidance could lead some schools to pay more than they should

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Hinds says ‘all schools’ restrict phones, and 5 more key findings

Schools minister also says the 'option' of statutory mobile phone guidance remains

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Labour: SEND challenge ‘enormous’ but plan will come post-election

Party needs 'much fuller understanding' of 'how chaotic the system has become and what needs to change'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker