News, Politics

Johnson re-announces latest free schools application round

The prime minister has re-launched the latest free school application round – more than seven months after it was...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

National funding formula: Councils MUST use minimum per-pupil funding levels from 2020-21

Councils will be ordered to pass on new minimum per-pupil funding levels to schools from next year as the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

No-deal Brexit ‘won’t water down school food standards’ – Williamson

The government’s standards for food served in England’s schools won’t be watered-down in the event of a no-deal Brexit,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Summer-borns: 60% of councils ‘more willing’ to accept delayed entries

Councils are increasingly open to allowing summer-born pupils to start school later, but parents still face a postcode lottery...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

What does Gavin Williamson’s leaked education plan mean for schools?

A leaked government document offers a glimpse at what the new education secretary wants for schools, but there’s no...

Freddie Whittaker
FREDDIE WHITTAKER
Opinion

Can statistics tell us if a school is inclusive?

Provision for SEND pupils is in the news again, but the story isn’t as simple as it seems, warns...

Freddie Whittaker
KAREN WESPIESER
News

Former NSN staffer to be policy adviser to Gavin Williamson

Katharine Howell, a former staffer at the New Schools Network and current aide to the leader of the House...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ex-NSN director’s government appointment ‘blocked’ by Downing Street

Luke Tryl, the ex-director of the New Schools Network and a former adviser at the Department for Education, has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

New rules on exam readers could become a headache for schools

A change in the rules on reading assistance in exams for pupils with special needs could cause a jump...

Freddie Whittaker
BARNEY ANGLISS