News

Ark trust pays £200k severance to former staff member over ‘HR shortcomings’

Ark Schools paid £200,000 to a former staff member in a non-contractual severance settlement relating to “shortcomings in its...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

North-south divide makes little difference once pupil background is considered – study

The performance of children in the north of England is not “much different” to that of those based in...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Agnew: my cost-cutters have found £172m of savings

Lord Agnew says his money-saving experts have now found £172 million of potential savings in schools. But a new...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Just 16% of cost-cutter savings actually enacted, plus 7 more findings

The government will today finally publish its evaluation on the school resource management adviser pilot. Schools Week has been...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE’s 2020 pay plans: 6 super interesting findings

The Department for Education published its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body this week. The submission included statistics...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Data breach firm given access despite DfE probe

The founder of a firm at the centre of a major education data breach involving betting companies was subject...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE’s 2020 teacher pay proposals: Rise will cost schools £455m, plus 6 more findings

The Department for Education has published its recommendations on teacher pay for September 2020. We’ve got a news story...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Spielman: ‘We won’t turn a blind eye to schools narrowing education’

Amanda Spielman has hit back at academy trusts that have questioned her new framework – insisting Ofsted won’t “incentivise...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Schools sought to test early years reforms before roll-out

The government is looking for schools to become “early adopters” of reforms aimed at boosting language development in early...

John Dickens
John Dickens