News

Ofsted publishes first school report cards

Leaders give their views on new inspections as reports for 21 volunteer schools are released

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Primary headteachers share joy and surprise at being made MBEs

Four serving heads at state primaries were among 57 people working in or with schools recognised in the New...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

New powers to close academy trusts ‘must be used with caution’

Sector responds to news government is set to gain new intervention powers once MAT inspections start

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Trust inspections and new intervention powers: What we know so far

Ofsted to inspect academy trusts for the first time and DfE plans sweeping intervention powers

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted MAT inspections could begin in 2027

New legislation will also give DfE new intervention powers to 'step in' when trusts don't meet standards

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted enacts ‘contingency plan’ as inspection notes software glitches again

Inspectors adjusting to new framework will have to follow 'alternative processes' when inspections resume in January

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Reasonable force: DfE ‘notes strong calls’ for training standards but won’t commit

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called for national training standards since 2021

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

5 key points from experts on tackling teacher crisis

Experts have told MPs the government's 6,500 teacher pledge must take quality and location of recruits into account

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofqual

Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for exam rule breaches

Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students taking language qualifications

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks