News

Schools closing early to save money is ‘unacceptable’, says new DfE guidance

The Department for Education has published new guidance on changes to the school day and week, further toughening its...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

NASUWT to face hearing over claims Chris Keates overstayed as general secretary

The NASUWT teaching union will face a hearing to determine whether it broke the law by allowing Chris Keates...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools will be quizzed under new mental health inspections

Schools in some parts of the country will be contacted by inspectors and asked to explain how they support...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Scrapping the QTS skills tests just passes the problem onto providers

By scrapping the QTS skills tests, the DfE is getting rid of its own barometer for aspiration, writes Professor...

Freddie Whittaker
PROFESSOR DAVID SPENDLOVE
News

Education committee ‘unconvinced’ by £72m opportunity areas programme

The parliamentary education committee has questioned the effectiveness of the government’s social mobility “opportunity areas” programme, highlighting concerns over...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Expert panel to oversee design of new national professional qualifications

Another expert panel has been formed by the government, this time to help design new national professional qualifications for...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE: More schools tackling workload, despite poor take-up of new ‘toolkit’

Ministers say more schools are tackling teacher workload, despite less than half of leaders having made use of new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Why new research on the cost of academies vs maintained schools does not stack up

New research into the relative costs of academies and LA-maintained schools is flawed because it offers only a loose...

Freddie Whittaker
LEORA CRUDDAS
News

Nearly 1 in 5 schools ‘not in line’ with guidance on managing asbestos

Almost a fifth of schools are not managing asbestos in line with government guidance, a long-awaited report has revealed....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker