Schools

5 key points from experts on tackling teacher crisis

Experts have told MPs the government’s 6,500 teacher pledge must take quality and location of recruits into account

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Movers and Shakers

David Ross academy trust names new CEO

Interim boss Simon Rose takes over the reins after the trust was forced into CEO rethink

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

52% of teachers report homeless children in their school, study shows

Research shows pupils who live in temporary accommodation are missing school, arriving tired, and experiencing poor mental health

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofqual

Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for exam rule breaches

Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students taking language qualifications

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Underfunding parents’ biggest issue as 2 in 5 asked to contribute to schools’ costs

ASCL warns rate of contributions a ‘sign of challenging financial environments’ facing schools

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Parent complaints

Huge rise in parent complaints driven by AI, headteachers warn

Heads say they ‘aren’t sleeping’ due to the stress brought about by AI-generated complaints – but experts warn its…

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas


SEND

Identifying inclusion: Lessons for Labour from councils, charities and the sector

The government wants a more inclusive school system. But how do you measure inclusion? We spoke to those already…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Questions for Ofsted over Mossbourne behaviour review

Sector leaders also call the probe a ‘wake-up call’ for the government over the use of strict behaviour policies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted should check SEND funding not plugging budget holes

SEND system is on a ‘trajectory toward complete breakdown’ and ‘incremental change will not suffice’, warns NGA

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Free schools

‘Nightmare before Christmas’: 46 free school projects scrapped and 59 special schools in limbo

DfE to divert cash to councils to create places instead as leaders question decision to can ‘ready to go’…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and with Lydia Chantler-Hicks, Jack Dyson, Ruth Lucas
News

Four things we learnt from government data this week

From child sexual exploitation rates to exam malpractice – Schools Week breaks down everything you need to know…

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
SEND

Committee chair criticises DfE response to SEND report

Helen Hayes says government must provide a ‘much more detailed response’ in the new year

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas