School Spotlight: Cultivating climate change strategy As climate expectations increase on schools, what lessons can be learned from a trust that has prioritised sustainability for seven years?
Former OCR boss among new Ofqual board members Duffy, who served as OCR chief executive for seven years, is joined by Oak National Academy board member Conor Ryan
Pupil wellbeing checks ‘counterproductive’, says Spielman Measuring wellbeing in schools can lead children to ‘start to believe they are sad or worried or afraid’, former Ofsted chief inspector says
Job cuts loom as balancing the books remains top priority for trusts Over half of trusts are considering cuts to classroom staff to balance the books, with 60 per cent looking at reducing teaching assistant hours
Language hubs showed ‘signs of positive impacts’ before being cut DfE plans to replace hubs scheme with online platform and 14 strategic learning networks, with £2.2m less funding
Ex-DfE civil servant takes up role at SEND contract firm Consultancy held contract for ‘delivering better value’ SEND programme which aimed to cut new EHCPs
Votes at 16: Are schools prepared for politics in the classroom? Ministers hope the move will engage young people in democracy, but schools face an uphill battle to prepare them
Pupils behind more than half of ‘insider’ school cyber attacks Schools should take steps to ‘remove temptation from students’, Information Commissioner’s Office says
Fewer teachers now support ditching headline Ofsted grades Proportion of teachers saying move to drop single-word grades was ‘positive’ plunges amid criticism over new inspection plan