Ofsted: Six key findings from its English subject report Teaching of reading has ‘improved markedly’ but the curriculum for writing and speaking is ‘less effective’
Top of the trusts: Training the next generation of academy CEOs What’s being done to develop the next generation of trust leaders? Schools Week investigates…
International applicants prop up flagging teacher recruitment One expert said the analysis suggests teaching profession is ‘shifting towards becoming increasingly dependent on immigration’
Supply teachers plan Post Office-style legal action to take down umbrella companies The National Supply Teachers Network to take group litigation over unlawful salary reductions and missing holiday pay
New legal duty on school staff to report child sexual abuse Home Office outlines new safeguarding requirement – but few details confirmed and no date for introduction yet
Set Gatsby-style benchmarks for extracurricular activities, says EPI Targets needed to address ‘concerning inequalities in access’, says think tank
School wasn’t gaming as it can do ‘pretty much anything’, court hears High court judge criticises Ofsted for ‘entirely erroneous understanding’ of ‘gaming’ as city technical college downgraded to ‘good’
Ofsted to examine how SEND pupils are prepared for adulthood Inspectors will visit a ‘small number of areas’ to look at a ‘particular aspect of SEND in-depth’
Ruth Perry: Reading council to survey heads’ wellbeing and challenge rogue Ofsted inspections Actions follow coroner report into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, but sister says it shows council has ‘not been providing required support’