News

Schools ‘expected’ to use new capped supply agency deal

DfE launches 'maximising value for pupils' programme aimed at helping schools find savings

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
DfE

Trainee teacher numbers rise by 11%, but secondary target still not met

Secondary recruitment hits 88 per cent of target, while primary over-recruits by 26 per cent after targets cut by...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
DfE

Abuse over phone bans ‘unacceptable’, and 5 other things we learned from Phillipson

The education secretary took questions from MPs about teacher recruitment, SEND deficits, language take-up and trans guidance

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
DfE

‘Urgent clarity’ sought on flagship DfE schemes after Ofsted grade reform

Union leaders demand clarity on how schools will qualify for exemplar schemes that previously required 'good' or 'outstanding' Ofsted...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School business leadership

Unions call for business leaders’ pay alignment

Government urged to align pay with that of other school leaders as analysis shows stagnation

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

6 encouraging findings from DfE’s workload survey 

Average weekly hours drop and wellbeing improves, though one-third still plan to leave within a year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted pauses NPQ inspections for rest of the academic year

NPQ inspections paused until 2026-27 while DfE reviews framework and Ofsted updates approach

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

More collaborative, more pressure: Heads issue report cards on new Ofsted inspections

Here’s what five leaders inspected under the new regime had to say about their experience...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

PFI firm in school repairs row plans to dissolve

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says firm responsible for maintaining 88 schools to shut amid row over who covers outstanding repairs

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks