Election 2024

Labour will convert ‘spare’ primary classrooms into 3,334 nurseries

Policy would cost around £140 million and create 100,000 childcare places, party says

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Big Listen: Ofsted must embrace ‘far-reaching reform’, say leaders

Ofsted 'still has a long way to go to restore credibility', union bosses tell watchdog's consultation

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School buildings

Research to uncover ‘future safety risks’ of crumbling school buildings

AI could be used to spot 'specific defects' in post-war buildings

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Curriculum

7 recommendations from MPs report on financial education

Schools find it hard to prioritise the topic, says education committee in new report

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted: Teachers ‘underwhelmed’ by training opportunities

Key findings from the second phase of the watchdog's review into professional development

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Regional director’s merger mission after ‘landgrabs’

Academy commissioner reveals 'countless' merger discussions with CEOs, as he defends DfE's 'coasting' policy

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Now Teach warns ‘axing funding will narrow trainee teacher pool’

The charity will stop recruiting for 2025, unless it can secure philanthropic funding

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

‘Trust quality descriptors miss community focus’

CEO of one of England's biggest MATs calls for sixth 'pillar' of trust quality to be added to guidance

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Anti-terrorism

Code words and ‘grab kits’: new anti-terror advice for schools

Schools advised to appoint 'security leads' to reduce terror risks in first sector-specific guidance

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson