Schools Speech and language screening pilot reveals ‘shocking’ level of need Analysis suggests 6 in 10 children given universal screening were found to have speech and language needs Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6h News Exclusive Dodgy DfE data shortens schools’ working weeks Figures suggested one in six schools are not complying with the 32.5 hour week Ruth Lucas 8h Ruth Lucas 8h School improvement Exclusive ‘Schoolboy error’ sees smaller schools escape RISE low attainment crackdown The DfE has not contacted some primaries potentially needing RISE support because low pupil numbers mean data goes unpublished Jack Dyson 18h Jack Dyson 18h Ofsted Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards An investigation revealed the same paragraph was used in report cards for 12 different schools Lydia Chantler-Hicks 18h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 18h News Full list of 93 behaviour and attendance hubs revealed DfE says hubs will be led by schools ‘with a proven record of turning behaviour and attendance around’ Schools Week Reporter 1d Schools Week Reporter 1d Academies Exclusive Best-paid academy boss earns £530k after £15k pay rise Harris Federation CEO Sir Dan Moynihan received £15k wage hike last year, newly published accounts show Jack Dyson 1d Jack Dyson 1d Attendance Absence fines level out after post-Covid surge Unions argue new £80 penalties are not ‘much of a deterrent’ amid fresh calls for limits on travel firm… Jack Dyson 1d Jack Dyson 1d News Only suspend pupils for most serious behaviour, DfE tells schools New suspensions guidance coming with white paper, but headteachers to retain autonomy Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d Behaviour Exclusive Attendance and behaviour hubs: 29 more lead schools revealed Schools Week obtains list of additional lead schools, with several more due to be announced later this week Chaminda Jayanetti 2d Chaminda Jayanetti 2d News ‘No evidence’ of political partiality at school that postponed MP visit – Ofsted Inspectors praise ‘diverse and inclusive’ Bristol school after emergency monitoring inspection Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d Governance Exclusive Schools with good governance ‘better prepared for Ofsted’ Those with effective boards ‘more likely to sustain improvement beyond the inspection cycle’, report finds Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d SEND Long read The long, lonely wait for SEND help As schools and families await the white paper, Schools Week speaks to three families who have found specialist provision… Samantha Booth 3d Chaminda Jayanetti 3d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,021 Older
