Teacher strikes

Unions plan joint school staff meetings to ‘maximise’ strike votes

In 'almost unprecedented show of solidarity', unions ask all schools to adopt approach in 'battle for the very future...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND review

Revealed: The 21 experts to oversee roll-out of SEND reforms

Board members tasked with holding government to account for 'timely development and improvement' of SEND system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

NAHT mulls joining campaigners for Ofsted legal action

Whiteman favours 'single collaborative approach' over a 'series of separate legal actions'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

DfE and Ofsted staff offered one-off £1,500 in pay dispute

Offer would apply to all civil servants on grade 6 or below, including inspectors

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Scaled scores for 2023 key stage 1 SATs announced

DfE reveals how many marks pupils will need to reach its 'expected standard'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Familiar face returns to DfE schools adviser role

Teacher training reforms architect back at the DfE after eight-month stint at University of Exeter

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Soaring food costs leave special schools with hole in budgets

Unlike mainstream schools, schools for children with special needs do not receive specific funding for some free meals

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Law change eases way for church schools to academise

The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a 'significant barrier' to the academisation...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

It’s the same pay for double the work, say SATs markers

Capita faces criticism over slashed marking rates for the second year running

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker