News

NAHT loses appeal against Ofsted judicial review refusal

Union leader speaks of 'disappointment' as leaders report 'massive' demands of new inspections

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

Another way for school readiness, why phone bans ARE the brave choice and enrichment's GCSE blinkers problem

Freddie Whittaker
Various
Movers and Shakers

Church education chief to lead school admissions adjudicator

The Reverend Nigel Genders will be the new chief schools adjudicator, the education secretary has announced

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Call for local education partnerships to fill ‘policy vacuum’ left by trusts

Local groups of schools are 'providing the missing link' in a 'fragmented' system, say ex-ed sec and Ofsted chair,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

A curriculum without a (skills) passport can’t take off

The government is committed to enrichment for pupils, but if it’s not measured, it’s not valued, says Peter Swallow....

Freddie Whittaker
Peter Swallow
Opinion

What next after RE’s ‘historic’ moment?

Ending local authority control of the RE syllabus and bringing it into the national curriculum means our sector can...

Freddie Whittaker
Sarah Lane Cawte
Home education

Safeguarding risk data missing from councils’ home education records

Dozens of LAs hold no data on at-home kids potentially at risk, suggesting councils ill-prepared for new duties

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exclusions

Suspension rates fall for first time since Covid lockdown

Exclusion rates for last Autumn also fell to pre-pandemic levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Leaders should feel ‘energised, not anxious’ about Ofsted changes, says Oliver

Chief inspector says he wants heads to feel 'comfortable and motivated by the changes'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker