Pensions

Ministers plan academy support staff pensions reform

The plans would simplify the process to transfer staff to the same fund, rather than having them spread out…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Education Partnership Trust, CICES, Bury Council

This week’s movers and shakers include an Olympic wrestler, a Lego collector and a former tree-logger

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Outdated Ofsted rule ‘inadequate’ for looked-after children

‘Crucial’ government guidance still refers to headline grades, despite them being scrapped over a year ago

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

Officials kept mum about academy probe as merger decided

Revelation reopens debate around the transparency of important academy decisions

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Trust offers degree pathway to create ‘children’s workforce’

Reach Foundation to launch unit to provide ‘structural solutions’ to workforce recruitment and retention issues

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

SEND adviser admits reforms ‘taking longer than sector hoped’

Dame Christine Lenehan said government is ‘taking a while’ to ‘get it’s plans right’

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas


Politics

Kids’ school dinner protest leaves a bad taste

NEU stunt involving primary pupils handing out leaflets on free school meals draws criticism

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Sponsored post

Retire Early, Live Fully: What Teachers Need to Consider First

Specialist Financial Adviser, William Adams, from Wesleyan Financial Services discusses what teachers should be considering when it comes to…

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Wesleyan
Politics

Reform-run Kent council plans £2m school budget raid

Leaders say proposals fly in face of pre-election pledges to identify efficiencies and savings from Musk-style DOGE unit

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
AI

‘Deepfake’ teacher avatar plan to help pupils catch up

Academy trust staff to use AI generator to create videos that look and sound just like them to introduce…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

CEO gender pay gap halves after closing three years in a row

But men still paid £5k more than women, CST study finds

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised

Watchdog urges schools not to ‘spend limited resources’ on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars

John Dickens
John Dickens