Schools

Reports of data breach on Class Charts platform

ICO launches probe amid reports parents 'saw data of children from other schools'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted’s digital inspection system glitch revealed

Electronic evidence gathering system has faced technical issues since it was launched in 2019

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

EBacc to the past: DfE hits brakes on accountability shake-up

Leaders welcome pause on plans to 'incentivise' subject take-up

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Councils forced to update key records after audit finds legal breach

A dozen local authorities were not meeting legal duty to keep schools forum papers up-to-date

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Minimum service levels will put heads in ‘impossible position’ – ASCL

School leaders' union warns government plans will cause 'irreparable harm'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted tightens inspection early warning alert loophole

Watchdog has 'made changes to its processes around how, and when, inspectors access school websites'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

CST: Let ‘national improver’ academy trusts support struggling schools

Effective trusts should be labelled 'national school improvement leaders' to provide 'softer' intervention, says sector body

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

DfE school funding stats ‘don’t tell whole story’

Analysis published by government ignores real-terms cuts to sixth form funding and includes cash earmarked for pensions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Council primary schools in deficit rocket 62%

Proportion of maintained primaries with a deficit now highest since current records began in 2015

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker