Ofsted

Ofsted pauses NPQ inspections for rest of the academic year

NPQ inspections paused until 2026-27 while DfE reviews framework and Ofsted updates approach

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
SEND

Council facing £183m SEND deficit warns of ‘devastating consequences’

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council demands ‘urgent action’ ahead of budget – including using high needs cash to cover…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

NAHT loses appeal against Ofsted judicial review refusal

Union leader speaks of ‘disappointment’ as leaders report ‘massive’ demands of new inspections

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Church education chief to lead school admissions adjudicator

The Reverend Nigel Genders will be the new chief schools adjudicator, the education secretary has announced

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Call for local education partnerships to fill ‘policy vacuum’ left by trusts

Local groups of schools are ‘providing the missing link’ in a ‘fragmented’ system, say ex-ed sec and Ofsted chair,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Paul Smith to be a CEO again with move to EMET

Former regional schools commissioner set to lead 24-school Midlands trust, it has been announced

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Academies

RISE support trust refused new schools over ‘not strong enough’ outcomes

Government officials raise ‘quality’ concerns as they tell trust ‘sustained improvement’ needed to grow

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Attendance

The school running parent absence awareness courses

Primary school’s initiative is being shared across the borough of Camden as part of best practice guidance

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Home education

Safeguarding risk data missing from councils’ home education records

Dozens of LAs hold no data on at-home kids potentially at risk, suggesting councils ill-prepared for new duties

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

More collaborative, more pressure: Heads issue report cards on new Ofsted inspections

Here’s what five leaders inspected under the new regime had to say about their experience…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

PFI firm in school repairs row plans to dissolve

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says firm responsible for maintaining 88 schools to shut amid row over who covers outstanding repairs

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School improvement

RISE advisers reveal ‘hostility’ from ‘stuck’ schools

Leaders from the government’s improvement scheme tell of early difficulties in winning over schools deemed in need of support

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson