Covid

Catch-up mentors used as teaching cover, report reveals

Mentors redeployed during periods of 'particularly high' staff absences

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Zahawi unveils new 17-member ‘attendance alliance’

Academy trust leaders will also form a sub-alliance to identify best practice

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Cabinet secretary to investigate DfE Christmas party, says top civil servant

Acland-Hood also admits she attended December 10 'gathering'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

School leadership supply ‘on the brink’ as headship aspiration ‘plummets’

Over half of deputy heads and middle leaders now say they don't aspire to headship

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Charities contemplate challenging Randstad for NTP contract

Tutor Trust CEO says Zahawi should 'look seriously' at whether to use break clause

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted annual report 2020-21: 8 things we learned

Ofsted has lost sight of more primary pupils and says reintegration of AP children 'not a reality'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Ministers step in to ‘step up’ tutoring scheme uptake

Walker flags participation issues as DfE claims releasing official figures will create 'unclear public messages' on programme's reach

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Stephen Morgan named as shadow schools minister

And Helen Hayes becomes shadow children's minister as Labour completes reshuffle

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

New shadow education secretary to push Zahawi on Omicron plans

Bridget Phillipson speaks to Schools Week in first interview since her appointment

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker