News

ICT qualifications still in chaos due to delays

Teachers have accused the government of deliberately holding back approval for new ICT qualifications to force more pupils into...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Schools told to develop ‘hack plan’ to avoid NHS cyber attack

Stringent “hack plans” must be developed by schools in the light of a global cyberattack that brought much of...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

The Tories have scored an own goal on universal free school meals

There is a strange sense of relief in hearing a policy you have criticised for years finally be scrapped....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Low-cost private schools ‘just waiting’ to enter English market

Companies that run for-profit private schools overseas are “waiting” for the right opportunity to set up in England as...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

INVESTIGATION: Pregnant pupils are being moved to PRUs as cuts close services

Cuts to services that support pregnant pupils are leaving teachers having to act as “miracle workers”, with many schools...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Secondary moderns have dramatically improved their Ofsted grades

More secondary moderns have moved from the lowest Ofsted ratings to good, leading some headteachers to say inspectors are...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Features

Ian Widdows, founder, National Association of Secondary Moderns

For a man who almost named his organisation the Society for the Prevention of Attacks on Secondary Moderns just...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Brexit will be ‘top challenge’ for schools in coming years

Brexit will be one of the “top challenges” for schools in the next few years, hitting recruitment, funding and...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Teachers ‘unable to prepare’ as DfE drags feet over approved qualifications

The Department for Education has given teachers conflicting messages about when an approved list of 2019 technical and vocational...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg