Opinion

‘I worry’ – Why one teacher fears for Muslim pupils after the Paris attacks (& all other pupils too)

Helping pupils make sense of the Paris attacks is crucial, explains Amjad Ali, who worries about the messages they’ll...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

‘The Parent Pound’ – Should schools ask parents for donations to cover squeezed budgets?

As one school consults parents on regular cash contributions to boost its ailing coffers, editor Laura McInerney considers the...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Forget Careers Advice, What Year 1 Pupils Really Need Are Enterprise Skills

As Enterprise Week is underway in schools, Tom Ravenscroft explains why entrepreneurialism is an important skill even for very...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

East of England RSC warns 7 schools over standards and threatens one with takeover

Seven schools in the east of England were handed warning notices within the space of 5 days, with one...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Birmingham’s Baverstock Academy receives warning over ‘financial irregularities’ and oversight ‘weaknesses’

Worries over financial irregularities, weaknesses in oversight and breaches in funding rules have led to a financial notice to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Pupils treated after fainting during remembrance assembly at Outwood Academy in Ripon, Yorkshire

Up to 40 pupils at an academy in Yorkshire have been treated for signs of sickness after a number of them collapsed in...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Michael Wilshaw: Pupils in illegal schools face ‘significant risk of harm’ but closure powers are ‘inadequate’

Arrangements for closing down unregistered schools are “inadequate” and too many children remain “at significant risk of harm”, Sir...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

‘Bring back grammar schools,’ Siemens boss tells Nicky Morgan

England should open more grammar schools, the UK chief executive of Siemens has told Nicky Morgan. Juergen Maier, who...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Government ‘wants to go further’ than £390m on fairer school funding – minister

The government wants to go “further” than existing £390m annual “fairer funding” grants for schools following the spending review, Sam Gyimah...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford