Ofsted

Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards

An investigation revealed the same paragraph was used in report cards for 12 different schools

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Barriers’ to upper pay range cause frustration for teachers

Staff report 'shifting' goalposts as union warns of 'significant contribution to the exodus' of teachers

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Concerns over make-up of curriculum drafters group

Leaders 'disappointed' at 'lack of diversity and representation' among experts recruited to help write new national curriculum

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Universal RISE’: How will the DfE’s school improvement scheme work?

DfE writes to schools with the lowest attainment rates urging them to engage with optional programme

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Schools face £47.5m free school meals expansion shortfall

Leaders say government's plan to increase funding by 5p per meal goes 'nowhere near far enough'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Merging behaviour and attendance judgments ‘bothered’ Ofsted chief

Leaders have taken issue with the new joint judgment area, but Oliver says it's what consultation called for

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

£23m expansion of school edtech and AI pilot

Pilot to launch in September, and to involve primary, secondary and further education settings across England

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

AI used in schools should ‘detect signs of learner distress’

The DfE has updated AI guidance around emotional, social and cognitive development and 'manipulation'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Solutions

The school that confiscates phones for six weeks

Head whose abuse from parents was highlighted by MPs speaks to Schools Week about his strict policy approach

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks