Ofsted
Ofsted

Ofsted already nearly 2,000 inspections behind school target

But watchdog confident it can ramp up visits to meet pledge of inspecting every school by July 2025

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Recruitment and retention

Why have we accepted mental and physical burnout as part of an education career?

Stubborn rates of depression, anxiety and stress mean we are burning through the education workforce. We’re unlikely to find...

Schools Week Reporter
Sinéad Mc Brearty
Academies
edtech demonstrator

Councils should ‘trigger’ academy takeovers, says largest trust boss

But United Learning chief says local authorities should not run their own trusts, and calls for more intervention of...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

Back to the future: Labour is preparing for an education system that doesn’t exist

We need a Labour party that understands the system we have, not fighting yesterday's battles

Schools Week Reporter
Daisy Christodoulou
Politics

Birbalsingh’s commission to investigate effective teaching styles

Social Mobility Commission vows to find best strategies to boost outcomes, with ‘particular interest’ in teaching quality and style

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Inspectors gave clean bill of health to schools where children were sexually abused

Seven-year inquiry identifies 'many shortcomings' in systems of protection, regulation, oversight and enforcement

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Long-awaited EEF phonics study shows ‘disappointing’ progress

But EEF urges caution over findings on government-approved Ruth Miskin phonics scheme as trial hit by problems

Schools Week Reporter
Donna Ferguson
Schools

New aides to DfE regional directors named

Appointments include academy trust CEOs Rob Tarn and Rowena Hackwood

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Covid
A magnifying glass over money

Covid funding data reveals £124m summer schools underspend

Breakdown published by DfE shows schools received almost £300m in Covid grants

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter