Schools

DfE pledges £21m to train educational psychologists

Ministers agree extension of current scheme which provides free doctorates for those who agree to work for councils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted, SEND

Improving councils can get top SEND marks under new inspections

Ofsted amends new framework after complaints its proposals would 'set the bar too high'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

The ‘ticking time bomb’ leaving schools ‘liable to collapse’

Ministers urgently seek details about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), used widely in flat-roofed school buildings

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Politics

SEND review response coming ‘early’ next year, and 3 things we learned at education questions

Ministers faced questions from MPs in the House of Commons

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Welcome to the academy trust merger era

New analysis of government figures shows 2,460 trusts were running schools in October, down by 100 or 3.9% year...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Vaccine taskforce book for schools could prove a long shot

'We’ve forgotten vaccines, we take them for granted'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Revealed: The 2022 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Sixteen winners from across UK schools and colleges recognised

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Leaders demand clarity after energy support hokey cokey

Confusion reigns amid mixed messages from government about extending support next year

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Belger and Amy Walker
Schools

DfE warned its trust CEO scheme risks breaching competition law

Training providers warn plans to launch a MAT leadership development programme could wipe them out and risk breaching competition...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger