Nine-day fortnight proves a big hit with Dixons staff One term in, Schools Week visited Dixons Fazakerley Academy, in Liverpool, to see how it’s going…
Ofqual: School-level exam cheating hits three-year high Cases of students cheating also jumped by 5.9 per cent, Ofqual data shows
Government delays Oak National Academy review A market impact assessment will also ask edtech firms if the online school has harmed their business
Revealed: How academy trusts parachute central teams into Ofsted inspections Two trusts sent in seven extra staff. Another flooded one of its schools with 25. Inspectors say the practice is impacting their ability to evaluate ‘normal practice’
Ofsted boss ‘worried’ by rise of ‘flexi-schooling’ Sir Martyn Oliver says the inspectorate ‘doesn’t have a proper handle on it’ and has flagged concern with government
Unions urge schools still using performance-related pay to ditch it New survey reveals some teachers still have performance targets linked to exam results
Pay and job satisfaction rises, but behaviour risks driving teachers out Major government survey shows some slight improvements in some aspects of the job, but a worsening situation in others
EYFS results: Disadvantage gap widens among reception pupils Proportion of free school meals-eligible pupils achieving a ‘good level of development’ falls slightly
DfE: New teacher training providers could get future accreditation ‘opportunities’ Clarification comes after bruising re-accreditation process saw 68 existing providers lose out