SEND

Promise of eye tests in all special schools will create ‘huge unfunded burden’ 

Schools Week joined health minister Stephen Kinnock in Brent to look at the practicalities of the government’s pledge to...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School buildings

Revealed: Asbestos row behind school’s £500k legal stand-off

Reading council issued High Court proceedings in September to recover debt and interest from Highdown School and Sixth Form...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

Let teachers sanction parents over pupils’ bad behaviour, says Tony Blair think tank

Lack of parental engagement should be safeguarding issue and national behaviour challenge required, say researchers

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted to trial ‘new inspection approach’ in January

Ofsted also publishes first monitoring report on Big Listen promises as it ploughs ahead with inspection reform

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
SEND

Councils kept waiting on key SEND deficit ‘override’ decision

Cash-strapped councils now face waiting until next year for an update on what will happen when the statutory override...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Behaviour

Misbehaviour interrupts most lessons for 4 in 10 teachers

And more than a quarter of secondary leaders flag weapon incidents

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

Ofsted: Mainstream accountability focus risks SEND ‘flexibility’

Leaders said staff shortages were a 'barrier to meeting children and young people’s aspirations for the future', the report...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Schools

11-hour school day pays dividends

A report showed missed homework sanctions were down 12 per cent and stars for good behaviour were up 16...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofqual

MPs give Sir Ian Bauckham the nod for Ofqual top job

MPs hope he will serve a full term and 'restore much-needed stability' to Ofqual

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey