Features All Features Private schools Investigation Is VAT on fees really to blame for private school closures? A deluge of media fury has blamed recent private school closures on the government’s decision to impose VAT on school… Rosa Furneaux 14h Rosa Furneaux 14h SEND Long read Promise of eye tests in all special schools will create ‘huge unfunded burden’ Schools Week joined health minister Stephen Kinnock in Brent to look at the practicalities of the government’s pledge to… Lucas Cumiskey 1w Lucas Cumiskey 1w tech-harms Investigation The schools waging war on smartphones As concern mounts over the impact of smartphones, Jessica Hill investigates what being a ‘phone free school’ really means…. Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Teacher training Profile Sharing the load with education’s newest teachers After feeling weighed down by the demands of school life in Australia, Yalinie Vigneswaran from Ambition Institute tells how… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo SEND provision Long read Phoenix flying in to launch SEND classrooms Could a trial in a London borough that supports special schools to set up provision in mainstream schools provide… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Edtech Profile Twinkl – from little star to master of the edtech universe Founder Jonathan Seaton tells how his wife’s frustration at poor teaching materials birthed an edtech empire that now supports… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Flexible working Long read Why flexible working for teachers can bring the best of all worlds When English teacher Gareth Edwards broke his ankle, attempting a karate kick dance move at the school Christmas party,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Coping with crisis Profile Scarred by Grenfell but finding strength in adversity Principal Anna Jordan says her pupils draw from values of fearlessness despite the 2017 tragedy overshadowing her school Kensington… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Career guidance Investigation School absence epidemic gives Labour a NEET problem Kids dropping out of the school system are now turning into NEETs, and there’s not enough lower-level provision in… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Academies Profile Leora Cruddas, The Confederation of School Trusts The Confederation of School Trusts leader Leora Cruddas tells how teaching in apartheid-era South Africa forged her determination to… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Workload Profile Job share trailblazers say two heads are better than one Trust leaders Heather McNaughton and Caroline Pusey have shared job roles since meeting in a bunker during the Second… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Children in need Long read The (virtual) heads dealing with a kids in care crisis The role of virtual heads is “vital now more than ever” in a post-pandemic world where vulnerable pupils have… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 1 2 3 4 5 6 30 Older Must Read Covid Exclusive DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and… James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y
