Ofsted

Peerage for ex-Ofsted chief ‘inappropriate’ say heads

Concerns follow reports Amanda Spielman will be elevated to the House of Lords by the Conservatives

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Exams

The schools working hard for the ‘forgotten third’

Every year, about a third of GCSE pupils in England do not achieve a grade 4 in English and...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

DfE calls for evidence to aid NPQ review

The DfE is asking for 'recent, relevant and high-quality research' as it reviews its suite of NPQs - beginning...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Attendance

NFER’s 5 ways to cut school absence

'Schools should consider prioritising encouraging and individualised approaches in addition to punitive sanction'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

‘Join the PTA not the pile-on’, Oliver tells complaining parents

Parents should engage with schools 'in the right way', says Ofsted chief amid rising abuse of teachers and leaders

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

Lost learning solutions: meet the inclusion trailblazers

As a landmark report into 'lost learning' shared how schools must boost inclusion, we spoke to some of the...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Teacher pay

One in six teachers would take 20% less pension for a 10% pay rise

EPI urges government to investigate the possibility of flexibility in the teachers' pension scheme

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

More schools get positive Ofsted scores after headline grades ditched

First data on inspections without overall judgments shows rises across behaviour, personal development and leadership categories

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lost learning

Lost learning crisis: 10 solutions to keep kids in class

Schools with 'least representative' cohorts should be banned from growing and more transparency over pupil moves are called for

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks