Schools

Coroner concern over school swimming lessons after boy’s death

Coroner warns some primaries are not providing swimming lessons despite it being curriculum requirement

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Behaviour improving says Ofsted, but teachers beg to differ 

Number of schools being marked down on behaviour by Ofsted has plunged by more than half since Covid

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Movers and Shakers

Teach First announces James Toop as new CEO

Current Teach First chief executive Russell Hobby is stepping down this summer following seven years at the helm of...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
SEND

Absent and excluded kids ‘should be assessed for SEND’

EPI report sets out 7 policy recommendations to tackle special needs 'postcode lottery'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Leaders give new Ofsted inspection toolkits the red card

'The draft grade descriptors look as though they have been cobbled together with insufficient consideration of how they will...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted’s 11 grades will make judgments less reliable – experts

The inspectorate plans to use a five-point grading system to judge schools in nine key areas, plus early years...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofqual

Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief

The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards verdict: Parents and school staff have their say

Polls suggest parents favour the proposed Ofsted model to the old one, while teachers and leaders oppose it

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Just 6% of teachers ‘positive’ about Ofsted proposals, shows poll

Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to reform its inspection framework and to assess schools using new 'report...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks