Schools

DfE offers £10k ‘relocation premium’ to attract overseas teachers

Trial later this year for languages and physics teachers aims to 'make teaching here even more attractive to the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Lilac Sky trust founder Averre-Beeson banned from running schools

Two leaders of collapsed trust barred seven years after government intervention, and with investigation report STILL not published

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools white paper

The schools white paper policy tracker: What’s still left?

Survived, delivered, died? Schools Week has attempted to find out updates on each of the 42 main, new policies...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

DfE ditches two key academy proposals

White paper policies including 2030 academisation target and plans for council spin-off MATs have been dropped

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Schools with high energy bills will get discount under reduced scheme

Schools ARE included in new energy support scheme - but fewer will benefit and it is less generous from...

John Dickens
John Dickens and Tom Belger
Politics

Do the maths: Does Sunak’s new year pledge add up?

Schools Week does the sums on the prime minister's vague new year policy announcement

John Dickens
John Dickens
SEND

Success! Councils required to boost special school funding by 3.4%

New requirement comes after Schools Week's 'SEND robbery' campaign, but leaders say rise 'won't fully alleviate challenges'

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Samantha Booth and John Dickens
News

Pupil premium rates to rise by 5% from April

Increases of £70 per child at primary and £50 at secondary will help 'embed tutoring in schools long-term', government...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Key findings: Has the flagship NTP delivered what ministers promised?

Ministers meet overall target, but fewer schools take up scheme so far this year - and tutoring league tables...

John Dickens
John Dickens