Poorer pupils do better in more disadvantaged schools, report says Researchers also find worst-performing areas for disadvantaged kids likely to have more poor white youngsters
‘This is not about school quality’: how the north east fell behind Calls for ‘urgent’ action to battle ‘entrenched divides’ as regional attainment gap grows again. Schools Week investigates
Tim Coulson named new DfE regions group director general Unity Schools Partnership CEO announced as John Edwards’s replacement in key DfE position
DfE seeks business sponsors to boost flagship breakfast scheme impact Government says industry providers can help schools ‘make greater impact’ – and promises ‘promotional rights’ in return
£22.5m announced for after-school clubs to help ‘isolated’ kids Up to 400 schools will get a share of the three-year investment to boost extra-curricular activities
Pioneering free school censured over ‘inaccurate’ budget forecasts Notice to improve issued to one of England’s first free schools amid string of rule breaches
Schools say they need more funding to hit 2030 tech target One-third of schools say they will be unable to hit new technology targets in the next five years
Post-16 AP funding gap exposed as school raids reserves AP school forced to use £180k of reserves to launch sixth form, reigniting calls for post-16 transition funding
Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher target