SEND

‘I’d like to see SEND label retired’, says inclusion tsar Tom Rees

DfE inclusion adviser also spoke of problems with the current 'medicalised model' of special educational needs support

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted reform critics want ‘low-accountability system’, claims chief inspector

Sir Martyn Oliver says new report cards 'are not and never were going to bring about the end of...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Now or never’ for 6,500 teacher pledge, Labour warned, as vacancies reach new high

Teacher leaving rates have not improved since before the pandemic, report warns

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted appoints Mark Vickers as external adviser for inclusion

AP academy trust CEO will be tasked with helping to implement Ofsted's reforms

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Movers and Shakers

Sir Hamid Patel appointed interim Ofsted chair

Star Academies chief executive will lead Ofsted board after Dame Christine Ryan steps down later this year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Features

Emma Hollis, CEO of NASBTT

NASBTT chief executive Emma Hollis tells Schools Week about guiding providers through the ‘bruising’ ITT review, and how we...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted claims inspections improved curriculum (*based on just 20 school visits)

Evaluation of current inspection framework criticised over tiny sample size – with Ofsted admitting reading prioritised over maths 

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

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...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
SEND

Special schools recruit fewer teachers from training – report

Special schools 'rely' on teachers developing experience with SEND pupils in mainstream settings

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks