Politics

Labour teacher ‘hit squads’: ‘MATs already exist’ say leaders

Starmer's plan for regional school improvement teams raise 'accountability' questions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

School funding: Councils forced to approve more deficits

Local authorities report average primary school deficits as high as £280,000

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Revealed: The metrics that will be used for academy decisions

Government hopes guidance will shed light on behind-closed-doors commissioning

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

Limit private school fees and require more outreach, says think tank

EDSK warns against Labour's plan to lift charitable status, but says private school reform needed to 'improve their image'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Plug pulled on government-backed turnaround trust

Falcon trust, set up to take on schools no-one else wanted, will now close

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

Labour’s school policy blitz: What we know so far (and what we don’t)

Sir Keir Starmer to deliver 'major speech' after education named among top 'missions' for Labour government

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

New academy trust found for Isle of Sheppey school

School being given up by Oasis has never been rated 'good' or better

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Maths skilling-up scheme for non-specialists falls short

The NCETM met just 57 per cent of its target to train non-specialist maths teachers across two years, FOI...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Opinion

Why academy trusts matter – and why we need a tinder for MATs

The model enables great trustees and leaders to make an impact across a whole group of schools, writes Mark...

Mark Lehain
Mark Lehain