Features All Features Features The Labour standards tightrope: Can they fix schools without results slipping? England may be the ‘best in the west’ for reading and writing. But pupils are less happy, behaviour is… Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Features Sarah Smith, Labour MP and opportunity mission champion ‘Labour’s priority is to deliver happier children’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo 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 6mo Rosa Furneaux 6mo 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 6mo Lucas Cumiskey 6mo 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 7mo Jessica Hill 7mo 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 7mo Jessica Hill 7mo 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 7mo Jessica Hill 7mo 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 7mo Jessica Hill 7mo 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 8mo Jessica Hill 8mo 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 8mo Jessica Hill 8mo 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 9mo Jessica Hill 9mo 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 9mo Jessica Hill 9mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 31 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 4y James Carr 4y 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
