Ofsted

New Ofsted policy sees 1 in 12 inspections deferred or paused

Of the 786 settings that requested a deferral, 79 per cent (621) were accepted, while all 37 requests for...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Pay and conditions

Support staff turnover hits record high as experts call for action

Report recommends government action to help schools recruit staff, including through more training and higher pay

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Pay and conditions

Schools can only afford a 2.7% pay rise over two years, says DfE

Leaders will need to 'realise and sustain better value' to meet costs of a planned 6.5%, three-year pay rise...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Diversity and flexibility push in DfE’s 6,500 teachers plan

Ministers have finally revealed details of how they plan to grow the teaching workforce by 6,500

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools white paper

Retention payments for headteachers ‘won’t address why they are quitting’

Union leaders 'unconvinced' annual payments to keep heads in under-served areas are answer to staffing crisis

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools white paper

Schools white paper: The key schools policies

Fair banding transparency, a crackdown on off-rolling and calls for all schools to be in trusts set out in...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive

ASCL policy chief 'hugely privileged' to take over as leader of think tank

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Highly valued’ music hubs face funding and staffing challenges

A report has evaluated the first year of new-style music hubs, following a major restructure

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Does Ofsted’s approach to achievement data add up?

'How on earth can you use a national average against a population that’s clearly in no way average?'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks