The Ofsted ‘big listen’: What school leaders need to know Sir Martyn Oliver launches wide-ranging consultation in response to coroner’s report into death of headteacher Ruth Perry
ASCL president urges ‘change of tone’ as parental disputes drive absence Politicians and commentators ‘far too quick to take potshots at schools’, says trust CEO John Camp
New ASCL boss strikes optimistic tone as pay battle looms Pepe Di’Iasio speaks to Schools Week as he prepares to take over at headteachers’ union
AQA to launch free digital maths tests for schools But England’s largest exam board has delayed plans to introduce on-screen exams
Post-election spending review leaves schools in dark over funding The government has not said what will happen to budgets after next March
Budget 2024: £105m for 15 special free schools, and nothing else Plus no news on tutoring cash extension suggests ‘curtain has crashed down’ on scheme
Martin Lewis: Financial education curriculum win ‘self-defeating’ as schools lack resources Journalist and campaigner also reveals his charity paid over £500k for textbook after government refused to fund it
Absence fines: 1 in 5 pupils could fall below threshold Around 1.7m children could now face fines, analysis finds, with 40 per cent of disadvantaged year 10 pupils below the threshold last year
DfE rapped by watchdog as 1 in 4 FOI responses late Improve response times for information requests or face enforcement, ICO warns