Ofsted

The “maverick” headteacher determined to question Ofsted’s ruling

Dr Kulvarn Atwal’s reputation for teacher development recently attracted the entire staff of a Norwegian school to Essex, just...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Politics

Strike talks latest: DfE ‘pessimistic’ about prospect of more money

Union leader calls for political intervention after six-hour crunch talks with department officials

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
ITT

Snubbed ITT provider asked to stay open due to ‘black hole’

The case highlights ongoing concerns around the ITT market review, held against a backdrop of chronic teacher under-recruitment

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

‘People like me were absent when things were going wrong’

Tony McArdle is the man who holds the purse strings to stop councils going bankrupt – but only if...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Politics

‘I can’t afford to strike, but I can’t afford to carry on like it is’

NEU members explain how pay erosion and a lack of school funding is driving teachers to take second jobs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Impact of £57m grant to boost maths take-up criticised

86 per cent of funding has gone to schools and just 14 per cent to colleges

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Schools

Teaching hopefuls asked for details of ‘any website you’re named on’

Safeguarding guidance states schools 'should consider carrying out an online search' on shortlisted candidates

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Special schools bear brunt of recruitment crisis

One school has nearly two in five teaching posts staffed by agency staff or teaching assistants

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

MPs launch inquiry into persistent school absence

Education committee intervenes after persistent absence soared to 23.5 per cent post-pandemic

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker