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
Behaviour

Schools say classrooms are calmer, but no change in behaviour disruption

The government’s national behaviour survey shows an improving picture, but seven minutes are still lost to behaviour for every…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted confirms state school inspections to resume on December 1

Routine inspections have been paused since July but will resume next month

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Exclusions

Suspension rates fall for first time since Covid lockdown

Exclusion rates for last Autumn also fell to pre-pandemic levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Ofsted deputy chief Matthew Coffey to retire

The former FE teacher will leave the watchdog next month

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

DfE boosts funding for breakfast clubs after school drop outs

Government acts after Schools Week investigations revealed leaders had snubbed or even dropped out of the flagship scheme over…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


MAT mergers

Big Education trust consults on merging with Oasis

A pioneering three-school trust in London plans to merge with one of the country’s biggest MATs. Their leaders explain…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

DfE social media ‘apology’ stunt slammed as ‘completely tone deaf’

A DfE social media post boasting about the department’s achievements has been lambasted by the sector and public

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Leaders should feel ‘energised, not anxious’ about Ofsted changes, says Oliver

Chief inspector says he wants heads to feel ‘comfortable and motivated by the changes’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Staff to strike over school’s virtual maths teacher

NEU members to walk out for six days over Star Academies’ use of virtual teacher based hundreds of miles…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School funding

Delayed 2026 school funding allocations to be published ‘shortly’ says Phillipson

Education secretary partly blames June’s spending review for the delay to national funding formula guidance and allocations, which are…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Reform starts to reveal its thinking on SEND reform

Party’s deputy leader says system should ‘go back to trusting teachers’ amid a ‘crisis of over diagnosis’, calling ear…

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas