Schools

School meals price rises leave bitter taste

Leaders forced to swallow extra costs or pass the increase on to parents

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson
Politics

Birbalsingh’s commission to investigate effective teaching styles

Social Mobility Commission vows to find best strategies to boost outcomes, with ‘particular interest’ in teaching quality and style

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Ministers ratchet up scrutiny of academy trusts’ reserves

Trusts say the crackdown disincentivises long-term school rebuilding planning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Languages ‘attainment benchmarks’ proposed to boost GCSE take-up

DfE will appoint panel to draw up non-statutory guidance for languages education for 7 to 14-year-olds

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

‘Untenable’: Council schools in deficit soar as costs keep rising

Policy experts said the dire situation could 'force' local authorities to 'relinquish' their maintained schools

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson
Schools

Inspectors gave clean bill of health to schools where children were sexually abused

Seven-year inquiry identifies 'many shortcomings' in systems of protection, regulation, oversight and enforcement

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

DfE scrambles to save key policies as schools bill set for axe

Ministers and officials work on last-ditch plan to bring back priority proposals in different legislation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

NEU pencils in teacher and support staff strikes for early 2023

Ballots for strike action among teachers and support staff will open next week, union confirms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

DfE delays ‘devastating’ level 2 qualification reforms for a year

Ministers want to streamline the level 2 post-16 qualifications market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden