Covid

Johnson considered sacking Williamson after Covid exam chaos

The former Conservative PM told the Covid inquiry he was in a ‘homicidal mood’ following the 2020 grading scandal…

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Teacher training

Calls for national CPD strategy as ‘hundreds of millions of pounds wasted’

New report estimates £1bn is spent annually on teacher development – but provision is patchy

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Skills white paper

Skills white paper: everything school leaders need to know

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Samantha Booth
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Academies

Free schools update ‘later this year’, and 3 other things we learned from ministers

The education secretary and her team answered MPs’ questions in Parliament today

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Small schools demand Ofsted clarity over report card impact

Inspectors will conduct three learning walks on the first day of inspections and hold at least five ‘reflection meetings’…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School buildings

End of PFI contracts ‘could cost schools £4bn’

Experts warn the ‘scale is huge and stakes are very high’ as scores of contracts due to end

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Exams

Skills white paper to confirm V-levels and GCSE re-sit ‘stepping stones’

New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T-levels

Freddie Whittaker
Anviksha Patel
Exams

Cyber-attacks, exam fees and digital vision…meet the new head of Cambridge OCR

Myles McGinley talks to Schools Week about his hopes for the future of curriculum and assessment

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted chief calls for new state school standards ‘enshrined in law’

Sir Martyn Oliver says new legislation would ‘stop Ofsted from tinkering’ and ‘deciding to do something new’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted inspections of MATs should be ungraded, says CST

Confederation of School Trusts (CST) gives its feedback on plans for academy trust inspections

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Sponsored post

Helping every learner use AI responsibly

AI didn’t wait to be invited into the classroom. It burst in mid-lesson. Across UK schools, pupils are already…

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Pearson
School readiness

Wanted: Experts to help raise ‘school readiness’

Government to recruit experts to support new local leads in early maths, language and development

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks