Teacher strikes

Maternity pay gap sparks strike in London chain

Trust that already offers maternity pay 30% above national levels faces action over ‘two-tier’ policy claim

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teach First

Toop’s Teach First target: 500 headteachers by 2030

‘At its core, Teach First is about quality’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Teach First

Labour plans Teach First recruitment scheme revamp

Government intends to drop Russell Group uni requirement and focus on ‘committed’ graduates, document suggests

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School funding

School budgets slide further into the red

Findings come as governors say budgets are now their biggest concern – with one in ten schools relying on…

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
News

‘Breaking point’: governors say budgets now their biggest worry

Survey finds one in ten governors say their school relied on a loan or council support to stay afloat

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Classrooms ‘in chaos’ says minister as suspensions near 1 million

Rates of suspension and permanent exclusion have risen again, new government data shows

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas


Teacher training

NPQs take-up collapses after government funding cut

Starts on qualifications for aspiring leaders fall by a third after most subsidies withdrawn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted plans school webinars in response to reform timeline unrest

‘I know there are some concerns about the timeline for these changes,’ says chief inspector

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

‘We won’t shy away from difficult reforms’, Phillipson vows amid SEND unrest

Education secretary tells leaders she won’t veer from doing ‘what’s difficult and long term in favour of quick and…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

20 leaders appointed to DfE trust CEO advisory group

Bosses of United Learning, Lift Schools, Ark and Star academy trusts appointed to advise minister amid schools bill reforms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment and retention

Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment

MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

DfE releases 150-page writing framework, but will change it soon

‘First-of-its-kind’ writing framework encourages handwriting, speaking aloud and reception focus – but new version needed when curriculum review lands

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker