Academies

Sheffield school ‘in control of destiny’ as academy order torn up

Head hails 'rare achievement' for school that recovered from 'inadequate' Ofsted report in less than a year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Heads sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5%

Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Transgender guidance

Keegan wants ‘extreme caution’ from schools after trans advice delayed

Education secretary claimed guidance delay was to 'allow more time' to speak with teachers, parents and lawyers

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Oliver vows to ‘work with whole sector’ to ‘create best’ Ofsted

Sir Martyn Oliver will appear before MPs in September after being confirmed as DfE's pick for Ofsted chief

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Academy transfers rise following Covid lull

And more switches are being triggered by trusts themselves, new data shows

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Behaviour

Exclusions up on pandemic lull, as suspensions reach at record-high

But permanent exclusions still at lowest rate outside of lockdown-affected years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE’s sport and activity action plan: What schools need to know

Ministers to beef up checks on how schools spend PE funding and update guidance to support 2-hour target

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Government still lags well behind NPQ take-up target

Just 63,484 NPQ courses have been started in two years, against a DfE target of 150,000 across three, new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
School funding

£2bn school funding boost ‘didn’t go far enough’, admits Keegan

Education secretary also wants to 'streamline' teacher pay and school budgeting process, admitting current system is 'not ideal'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker