Academies

OGAT staff set to strike for 10 more days in July

Staff are on strike over plans to extend the teaching day by 30 minutes

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

GMB rejects ‘disgraceful’ 3.2% support staff pay offer

Offering support staff a lower salary increase than teachers shows ‘utter contempt’, says union boss

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Politics

Ex-education secretary replaces suspended MP on committee

James Cleverly to replace Patrick Spencer on Parliament’s education select committee

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Pensions

Thousands of retired teachers wait for promised pension payments

Thousands of retired teachers due compensation after landmark 2018 McCloud ruling – but just two have been paid

Schools Week Reporter
Bill Curtis
Social care

Children’s social care crisis forces thousands to move school during exam years

One-third of children in care in years 10 to 13 had to move home in 2023-24, research shows, with…

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
School Leadership

Headteacher associations join forces in national network

Group aims to ‘mobilise’ leaders and give heads stronger policymaking voice

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Baker Clause

New compliance checks to spot schools flouting Baker clause

But those breaking the rules won’t be named and shamed

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted reveals how it will inspect schools’ AI use

Inspectors will not check tech use as a ‘standalone’ part of inspections, but will look at its impact on…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Sponsored post

From Provision to Purpose: Making Internal AP Work for Every Pupil

Across England, a quiet transformation is underway. In schools up and down the country, leaders are reshaping how we…

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The Difference
Schools

Government promises new school complaints guidance

Ministers drawing up advice for both schools and parents, as new research launched to tackle issue

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Who are the CEOs batting for Labour’s schools bill?

Labour’s schools bill has been heavily criticised, but who are the CEOs who support the bill – and why?

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Falling rolls

Admissions watchdog saves falling rolls schools from closure

‘Serious’ shortcomings in councils’ decisions revealed, as schools slam ‘untold damage’ toll

Schools Week Reporter
Ella Jessel