News

The 13 ways MPs want primary tests improved

The House of Commons education committee has published a key report on primary assessments and the chaos that ensued...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Corbyn: Labour will let councils build new schools and take over academies

A Labour government will let councils open and run new schools and take over academies, Jeremy Corbyn has told...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Corbyn: We are brave enough to reverse £3bn school cuts

Labour wants to reverse the £3 billion cuts to school budgets, Jeremy Corbyn has told headteachers. The Labour leader...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School business leaders ‘not sleeping at night’ over funding cuts

School business leaders are losing sleep over cuts to their funding which are prompting redundancies, larger classes and sixth...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Heads consider shortening school week in protest over cuts

Heads will consider running a four-and-a-half-day school week, refusing to submit their budgets and running a deficit in a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Election ‘highly likely’ to delay national funding formula, NAHT warns

The upcoming snap election could cause the national funding formula to be “delayed or abandoned”, the National Association of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Election disrupts free school funding agreements

Pre-election “purdah” has put the brakes on the government’s free schools policy, with a number of institutions due to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Low ratings for grammar-sponsored academies

Half of academies sponsored by grammar schools are rated as requiring improvement or inadequate, casting doubt on the effectiveness...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

May and Hammond are the obstacles to progress in education

June’s general election is a make or break moment for schools and young people, says NAHT president and headteacher...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker