DfE seeks to ‘improve’ school reporting on pupil premium spend Department seeks schools’ views as influential committee calls for better follow-up with settings that fail to report on pupil premium
Special schools recruit fewer teachers from training – report Special schools ‘rely’ on teachers developing experience with SEND pupils in mainstream settings
Trust’s ‘FOMO Fridays’ help boost end-of-week attendance Attendance boosted after initiatives aimed at making pupils feel they ‘belong’ and ‘want to be in school’ on Fridays
Ofsted to trial inspection proposals with 240 ‘visits’ Watchdog sets out plans to test its proposed approach to inspection
DfE opens re-accreditation round for teacher training providers Move comes after over a quarter of ITT providers lost their accreditation in the government’s bruising market review
Ex-inspectors launch ‘alternative big consultation’ on Ofsted report cards Former senior officials behind the ‘alternative big listen’ last year fear proposals come with a ‘take it or leave it’ approach
Ofsted should measure schools on time pupils get to play – report Study suggests children are spending less time playing both at school and outside education
Strikes threat over trust’s plan to extend school day past 2.30pm Outwood Grange’s proposal would bring teaching hours in line with national guidelines – but a union has threatened strike ballots
Coroner concern over school swimming lessons after boy’s death Coroner warns some primaries are not providing swimming lessons despite it being curriculum requirement