Skills England to support schools on careers education New skills quango chair says ‘foundation of any skills development is satisfactory levels of attainment in literacy and numeracy’
Falling rolls crisis hits LA schools hardest, study finds NFER also found that schools with lower Ofsted ratings saw larger drops in primary pupil numbers
Breakfast clubs ‘early adopter scheme’ to launch in April Up to 750 schools will be invited to take part in trial before national roll out of government’s free breakfast clubs in all primaries
Warning over grammar’s plan to open ‘affiliate’ schools overseas The plan skirts close to what is permissible in academy funding rules, finance experts have warned
New apprenticeship to equip teaching assistants on SEND Move gives schools more options to spend training funding, but unions warn apprentices ‘must be paid at the going rate’
Ofsted logos banned for this year’s inspections, and 9 other handbook changes Watchdog updates its guidance for inspections of schools following ‘Big Listen’ response
Headteachers’ Roundtable names new co-chairs as Derbyshire steps down Caroline Barlow and Keziah Featherstone named as new joint co-chairs
The school giving teachers a lie-in to boost retention Teachers should be treated like ‘elite athletes’ who need rest from an ‘exhausting’ job, head believes
Ofsted: The schools already drawing up their own report cards Several schools are ahead of Ofsted and drawing up their own report cards. Schools Week investigates