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
Jack Dyson
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
Samantha Booth
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

Leaders urged to ignore fake DfE letter about data breach

Trusts sent ‘fraudulent’ letter featuring ‘ministerial signature’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
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
Ruth Lucas
Schools

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
Esmé Kenney


School funding

Earning the right to deprivation funding

How might ministers better target deprivation funding based on family income?

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
Schools

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
Samantha Booth
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
Schools Week Reporter
Teacher training and development

Anger as another teacher training top-up course axed

Experts slam ‘unreasonable’ short-notice cuts to trainee chemistry courses

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Curriculum

DfE considers new approach to careers funding 

Government begins market engagement over ‘future support for schools and colleges to deliver careers education’

Esmé Kenney
Esmé Kenney
Schools

£900k scheme offers ‘equal access to chess in schools’

Between 350 and 450 schools across all nine regions of the UK will take part

Esmé Kenney
Esmé Kenney