Schools

School attendance dip follows rise in strep A cases

Figures from more than 4,000 schools also show absences at the start of December were higher than at the...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted already nearly 2,000 inspections behind school target

But watchdog confident it can ramp up visits to meet pledge of inspecting every school by July 2025

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

Schools bill, strikes and selection: 8 things we learned from Keegan’s first education committee

The education secretary took questions from MPs this morning

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE will ‘prioritise’ parts of shelved schools bill

Schools bill axed in current form with most academy legislation shelved, but ‘priority’ proposals like out-of-school register still on...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

£500m for schools to make buildings more energy efficient

Average secondary to get £42k and primary £16k to 'futureproof' buildings, but energy bills support to end

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Strep A in schools: what the guidance says

UKHSA guidance warns that Strep A infections can spread through table tops, taps and handles, and urges schools to...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Academy reform limbo risks ‘good chap theory of government’

Calls for greater intervention powers after trust warned four times in six years over school performance

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE teacher jobs board to copy vacancies from trust websites

Free government service working with academy trusts to allow vacancies to be uploaded in bulk

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy launches teacher input survey

Arms-length curriculum body Oak, which faces a judicial review legal challenge, said views from the sector would help shape...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker