Movers and Shakers

Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive

ASCL policy chief ‘hugely privileged’ to take over as CEO of think tank EPI

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Highly valued’ music hubs face funding and staffing challenges

A report has evaluated the first year of new-style music hubs, following a major restructure

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Suella Braverman named Reform UK’s education spokesperson

The former home secretary claimed teacher authority had been ‘eroded by violence and disorder’

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Academies

Grammars shine in ‘unfair’ MAT league tables

Two of the top three-ranked trusts run grammar schools, up from zero last year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Job cuts loom at trust with £9m deficit

Ministers tighten up their oversight of 25-school chain amid concerns over ‘weak financial position’ and ‘continued’ breaches

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Does Ofsted’s approach to achievement data add up?

‘How on earth can you use a national average against a population that’s clearly in no way average?’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Behaviour

Behaviour expert plays down hubs’ restorative practice trend

‘The behaviour hubs actively encouraged schools to adopt greater levels of consistency, rigour and predictability’

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
Inclusion

SEND bailout could ‘reduce incentives to contain costs’

Leaders welcome plan to write off 90% of deficits, but warn there is ‘not currently enough money in the…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted requests schools publish QR code with report card content

Watchdog wants parents to get links to full reports to avoid ‘cherry picking’ only positive grades

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

‘Inclusion base’ for every school – but who will pay?

Leaders call for clarity as data shows current provision – and how it is funded – varies

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Safeguarding

KCSIE 2026: Everything schools need to know

Proposed guidance strengthens expectations around serious violence and mobile phone use in schools

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Ofsted

Ofsted reviews data shown in special school report cards

New reports currently compare metrics like capacity of special schools to other schools in their phase, not other specialist…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth