News

‘Judge me on what happens in September’ says Ofsted chief

Sir Martyn Oliver says he only put out 'foundations' of a plan because sector demanded 'urgent' reform

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted research proposes definition of pupil ‘vulnerability’

Study commissioned by the watchdog found 'broad support' for a definition looking 'beyond the existing list of factors'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Pupils ‘settled’ in special schools won’t be moved under reforms

But senior official tells MPs the DfE hopes to meet the needs of more pupils with autism and ADHD...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE drafting guidance on medical interventions by school staff

Non-statutory guidance will clarify 'roles and responsibilities', says minister, after Schools Week reveals 'accident waiting to happen'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Honours

‘I’m a champion for teachers’: How Mr P got his MBE

‘The influencer label lets people put you on a pedestal only to knock you off’

Freddie Whittaker
Ella Jessel
Academies

DfE faces big bill as secret settlement ends SchoolsCompany saga

Ministers face writing off a sizeable chunk of £2.8m owed back to the DfE, despite spending potentially millions to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND deficits to be kept off council balance sheets for two more years

SEND deficit 'statutory override' protecting potentially scores of councils from insolvency extended to 2028

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Behaviour

Trust legal challenge over child in isolation for half a year

But GORSE trust lawyers defend 'positive discipline' policy and say it improves behaviour

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Pupils could lose 12 teaching days a year due to global heating – report

Stark warning comes as data also suggests 59% of secondary school sites are at a 'high risk' of flooding

Freddie Whittaker
Ella Jessel and Lydia Chantler-Hicks