Mental health

Child mental health support pledge looks in doubt

Presentation seen by Schools Week shows a key pledge was a third below target with just five months to...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
RAAC

Ofsted rejects RAAC school inspection exemption call

But crumbly concrete disruption will be 'sufficient grounds to defer the inspection'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Electric car charging grants for schools rise to £2,500

Ministers say schools could generate revenue by allowing the public to use their charging points

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC: Schools get extra cash for out-of-hours lessons

Government has promised funding to help convince teachers to hold extra classes in the holidays

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust got £1m indemnity to challenge edtech firm

But United Learning went on to lose the High Court case against Bromcom over a £2m contract

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Councils with SEND bailouts increasingly ‘monitored’ by ministers

Two councils given £119m were off-track within months of bailouts being signed off

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

CST: Let ‘national improver’ academy trusts support struggling schools

Effective trusts should be labelled 'national school improvement leaders' to provide 'softer' intervention, says sector body

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

DfE school funding stats ‘don’t tell whole story’

Analysis published by government ignores real-terms cuts to sixth form funding and includes cash earmarked for pensions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Council primary schools in deficit rocket 62%

Proportion of maintained primaries with a deficit now highest since current records began in 2015

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker