Politics

McKinnell: ‘I got up every day and gave it everything’

The former schools minister speaks to Schools Week after a brutal reshuffle

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards: the 8 big changes you need to know 

Renamed headline grades, fewer inspection areas and bigger teams planned

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted report cards will ramp up leader anxiety, independent review says

Wellbeing impact review ordered by watchdog finds its plans could 'create additional anxiety about getting it right'

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Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Restrict EHCPs to pupils with most severe needs, says children’s commissioner

Report calls for education, health and care plans to be split into three tiers of support

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools underestimate extent of pupil need, finds survey

Secondary schools 'more concerned' about funding of external services than their own financial situation

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Reshuffle: Three new education ministers as McKinnell, Morgan and Daby depart

Phillipson retained as education secretary, but three new ministers appointed in Starmer reshuffle

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools with poorer intakes prioritised for £45m nurseries cash

DfE invites applications for second phase of programme aimed at converting spare primary classrooms into nursery provision

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools more disorderly and parents less supportive of behaviour rules

Government's annual school behaviour survey also finds pupils feel less safe, with more bullying over their race or ethnicity

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Cyber security

School staff personal data potentially ‘compromised’ in Intradev cyber attack

Data breach reported by IT firm Intradev may have affected data held by School Central Record, which includes addresses...

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Freddie Whittaker