Covid

DfE rejects 1 in 5 requests for school air-cleaning units

285 schools had bids for government-funded units refused because they 'did not meet the eligibility criteria'

James Carr
James Carr
Academies

RSC advisory board election results delayed

DfE says outcome of election for advisers on academy oversight will no longer be announced this month

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Give staff concessions in London driving charge plan, say heads

Proposals will 'inevitably' affect school staff, but measures are needed to tackle pollution, leaders warn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted shuns own style guide to label pupils ‘lower ability’

Experts warn the 'unhelpful' term can become a 'self-fulfilling prophecy'

James Carr
James Carr
The Knowledge

Covid delays release of long-awaited phonics study

Important £1m trial study now due in 2023

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Falcon academy trust set to spread its wings

Trust set up to take on challenging schools is going national

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

‘Demoralising’: Top primaries lose their status under ‘harsher’ Ofsted inspections

Downgraded ‘outstanding’ primary schools tell Schools Week new inspections are not a level playing field

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

‘I’m trying to protect young people’: Heads ignore PM call to drop face masks from classroom

Many schools persisting with masks despite guidance change

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

All schools and trusts offered improvement help to tackle Covid woes

The trust and school improvement offer, including support from NLEs, is no longer limited to RI schools

Tom Belger
Tom Belger