Assessment Number of exam grades challenged declines by 18 per cent But the number of overall appeals increases, as does their success rate Esmé Kenney 2h Esmé Kenney 2h News First academy trust rapped for confidentiality clause New rules state such clauses ‘must not be used unless the trust has received prior DfE approval’ Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d News More ‘difficult decisions’ ahead due to falling rolls Politicians urged not to turn budget cuts into a political football as trusts grapple with dwindling pupil numbers Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Ofsted Special school Ofsted report cards drop mainstream comparisons Schools Week previously reported how special schools were being compared to mainstream schools within the same age range Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d Schools NASUWT: Pay and pupil violence on agenda as teachers gather in Birmingham Members of the NASUWT are gathering in Birmingham for the teaching union’s annual conference Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Academies Leaders urged to ignore fake DfE letter about data breach Trusts sent ‘fraudulent’ letter featuring ‘ministerial signature’ Jack Dyson 5d Jack Dyson 5d Schools High achieving disadvantaged pupils less likely to get top GCSE grades UCL research finds gaps begin to emerge between ages 11 and 14 Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Schools Exclusive Ministers plan new careers service, but current provider intends to bid Careers & Enterprise Company confirms it will throw its hat in the ring when the DfE puts its provision… Esmé Kenney 6d Esmé Kenney 6d School funding Long read Earning the right to deprivation funding How might ministers better target deprivation funding based on family income? Chaminda Jayanetti 1w Chaminda Jayanetti 1w Schools Exclusive Police can’t find RISE ‘zoom-bombing’ suspect Academy trust strengthened security settings after an intruder shared offensive content at an event last month Samantha Booth 1w Samantha Booth 1w Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: Ofsted, DRET, The Brilliant Club This week’s movers and shakers include an avid motorcyclist, a Bollywood backing dancer and a roller derby player Schools Week Reporter 1w Schools Week Reporter 1w Teacher training and development Exclusive Anger as another teacher training top-up course axed Experts slam ‘unreasonable’ short-notice cuts to trainee chemistry courses Jack Dyson 1w Jack Dyson 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,033 Older
