Kent wants school ‘volunteers’ to clear its SEND backlog Council promotes ‘exciting’ and ‘behind the scenes’ opportunity
‘Disturbing neglect’ as severely disabled children left to go hungry Investigation reveals harrowing details of special school closed after damning Ofsted inspection
Absences to wellbeing: Pick a word to guess Ofsted’s rating Analysis reveals the words most commonly used in positive inspection reports, and which ones crop up most in bad ones
DfE and Ofsted staff will strike again on budget day Walk-out by PCS union members on March 15 will also coincide with the next national teachers’ strike
Academy trusts expect to raid reserves despite ‘significant’ surpluses Accountants’ report warns trusts face ‘uncertainty’ as costs far outstrip schools’ income
HPV inoculation rates lag behind pre-Covid levels Data shows take-up rates are 18 percentage points lower for year 8 girls than before the pandemic
Free schools: DfE loses millions on unused sites Government also spent £10.9 million on upkeep, such as security, maintenance and utility bills, on the empty sites
Teachers given strike ‘exemption’ to prepare for Ofsted Teachers at ‘outstanding’ school given union blessing to cross picket line after getting Ofsted call
Oak usage during teacher strikes double last year’s Omicron peak More than 886,000 lessons were taken on first day of teacher strikes