Ofsted

New Ofsted policy sees 1 in 8 inspections deferred or paused

Of the 786 schools that requested a deferral, 79 per cent (621) were accepted, while all 37 requests for…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School improvement

DfE advisers RISE to the challenge (269 miles away)

One in 10 schools in school improvement programme have been paired with advisers based in different parts of the…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Inclusion

SEND: MPs’ warning over home-to-school transport costs

The public accounts committee identifies ‘glaring’ unanswered questions on transport costs, predicted to reach £3bn in 2030

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Ofqual boss hears pupils’ confessions on AI

‘It’s getting harder and harder to detect it,’ warns Sir Ian Bauckham

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Allergy guidance: What schools need to know

Proposed statutory guidance says all schools should stock spare allergy pens

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

‘There is nothing left to cut’: The schools counting the cost of inclusion

Schools Week investigates how the current system punishes inclusive schools financially, with leaders facing making cutbacks to maintain current…

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti


Inclusion

More than half of specialist free school projects set to go ahead

Councils faced a choice between a new school and accepting alternative funding for SEND expansion

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Pay and conditions

Support staff turnover hits record high as experts call for action

Report recommends government action to help schools recruit staff, including through more training and higher pay

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

David Bell to lead independent review on antisemitism in schools

School leaders have welcomed any support in tackling the issue

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Pay and conditions

Schools can only afford a 2.7% pay rise over two years, says DfE

Leaders will need to ‘realise and sustain better value’ to meet costs of a planned 6.5%, three-year pay rise…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools white paper

Funding and leadership questions over new area ‘missions’

Bid to improve north east and coastal schools risks ‘becoming symbolic rather than structural’, ministers told

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Complaints reforms welcomed, but greater powers needed

Legal experts warn proposals ‘stop short’ of providing enough powers for schools

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas