News

Pupil premium: 3 in 4 schools say lack of funding hampers support

And over half of settings expected to cut support when recovery premium funding ran out last year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

ASCL floats ‘3+ point’ grading scale for Ofsted and calls for reform delay

Union warns Ofsted's five-point grading plan would leave 'school and college leaders in a worse position than they are...

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Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: ODST, Pearson, Northern, ISC

This week’s movers and shakers include a keen cyclist, former special constable and a school chef who once played...

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Freddie Whittaker
Unions

Teacher aims to extinguish Wrack’s NASUWT leadership bid

History teacher Luke Akhurst seeks branch nominations in attempt to force a contested election

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Freddie Whittaker
Digital

Schools could be held to account on digital standards

DfE consults on 'core digital standards' and confirms £45m extension of wifi and fibre schemes

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Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Funding storm prepares to crash into schools

Leaders cry foul as national insurance grants fall short, and DfE admits schools can't afford next year's pay bill

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Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

Big jump in SEND pupils missing more school than they attend

Severe absence increases among some of the most vulnerable pupils in the system

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Freddie Whittaker
Arts education

DfE plans ‘National Centre for Arts and Music Education’

Ministers also announce plans for a 'digital, AI and technology task and finish group' to advise pupils on AI

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools can afford less than half of proposed 2.8% pay rise, admits DfE

'Headroom' in next year's budget only leaves enough for an increase of 1.3 per cent, official government analysis finds

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Freddie Whittaker