Schools Week Reporter | Schools Week

Cash-strapped councils ditch gifts for long-serving teachers

Vouchers and commemorative glassware to recognise long-serving school staff among education services axed by councils

Freddie Whittaker interviews Natalie Perera, Angus Walker and Jonathan Simons

Schools Week looks back on the past 10 years of education policy with three former government advisers

Dates revealed for curriculum review national roadshow

11 events scheduled this autumn for sector to give their views

London calling: Capital’s leaders dominate adviser panels

Leaders of London schools dominate the panels appointed to lead on new reforms, with few experts from the Midlands

Movers and shakers: Ethos, Bright Futures, Priestley, CAM academy trusts

This week’s movers and shakers include a musician who shared a stage with ELO, someone with a history of winning eclectic prizes and a calligraphy enthusiast

Laura McInerney Interviews Nick Gibb

“If you know exactly what you want to achieve, the day-to-day grind is bearable. You just need the stamina to see it through.”

Key dates for SATs and phonics checks: 2025, 2026, 2027

Government has released the key dates for primary assessment – including SATs and phonics checks – for the next three years

Movers and Shakers: Bright Futures, AQA, Hackney Education

This week’s movers and shakers include a leader who made a TV show with Suggs, a director who captained the El Salvador cricket team and a marathon runner

Curriculum review call for evidence: what schools need to know

The government has this morning published its call for evidence for its wide-ranging review of the curriculum. We already have an explainer of how the review will work (you can read that here), so the below is more specific to the call for evidence. 1. It’s an 8-week consultation The call for evidence opens today […]