Features All Features Strikes Long read ‘We support the strikes … but the children come first’ Headteachers say they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to this week’s strikes, with… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Academies Profile ASCL President on why she’s quitting headship Sleepless nights caused by not enough staff to cover classes has been the final straw for Evelyn Forde. After… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y SEND Investigation School leaders rebel over raid on reserves amid ‘shameful’ bail-out ultimatum A council set for a multi-million pound government bailout to bring its soaring SEND deficit under control will claw back… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Ofsted Profile The “maverick” headteacher determined to question Ofsted’s ruling Dr Kulvarn Atwal’s reputation for teacher development recently attracted the entire staff of a Norwegian school to Essex, just… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Private schools Profile Chris King, the chief executive of the Independent Association of Prep Schools As a young pupil of Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital school in Bristol, Chris King used to take his cap off… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y SEND Profile ‘People like me were absent when things were going wrong’ Tony McArdle is the man who holds the purse strings to stop councils going bankrupt – but only if… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y small schools Investigation How the MAT era is squeezing out small schools Small schools are the ‘beating heart’ of their community, but their numbers have been falling. Jessica Hill investigates how… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Jewish schools Profile Patrick Moriarty, former head of the Jewish community secondary school Patrick Moriarty is, he admits, “a bit messianic” in his quest to set up the first faith-based T-levels centre… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Features Profile: Steve Mastin, history teacher and co-founder, Opening Worlds Steve Mastin doesn’t want to talk about politics. That may come as a bit of surprise if you read… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y colleges Long read Can college-run MATs solve the classroom-to-career conundrum? The number of schools sponsored by colleges is up by 174 per cent in the past four years from… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y RAAC Investigation The ‘ticking time bomb’ leaving schools ‘liable to collapse’ Ministers urgently seek details about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), used widely in flat-roofed school buildings Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Exams Dr Michelle Meadows, former Ofqual deputy chief regulator Dr Michelle Meadows was second-in-command at Ofqual during the 2020 exams fiasco, a grading disaster that will echo in… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 29 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 3y Tom Belger 3y
