‘Call out schools attempting to curate their rolls’, urges trust CEO MAT leader says ‘we need to stop rewarding schools’ who do not welcome all youngsters in their community
Movers and Shakers: STRB, Ormiston, AQA, Stone King This week’s movers and shakers include a former apprentice footballer, an amateur musical performer (by accident) and someone with a wedding conundrum
Reshuffle: 15 interesting facts about education’s new ministers Three MPs from the class of ’24 have joined the education ministerial team – here’s what you need to know about them…
School funding for Mandarin lessons cut by a quarter Funding for trips to China and retention payments under languages programme also scaled back
A-level results 2025: Top grades rise slightly again this year Ofqual says results rise could be because this year’s cohort made ‘better post-16 choices’ – but regional gap grows
School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict
Movers and Shakers: E-ACT, Horizons trust, NASEN, EPI This week’s movers and shakers include an international netball umpire, a football manager leadership expert and an owner of 500,000 American radio jingles
‘We won’t shy away from difficult reforms’, Phillipson vows amid SEND unrest Education secretary tells leaders she won’t veer from doing ‘what’s difficult and long term in favour of quick and easy’
Thousands of retired teachers wait for promised pension payments Thousands of retired teachers due compensation after landmark 2018 McCloud ruling – but just two have been paid