Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

Another way for school readiness, why phone bans ARE the brave choice and enrichment's GCSE blinkers problem

Freddie Whittaker
Various
Academies

RISE support trust refused new schools over ‘not strong enough’ outcomes

Government officials raise 'quality' concerns as they tell trust 'sustained improvement' needed to grow

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

EPI chief executive Natalie Perera to leave think tank for AQA role

Former government adviser to take up chief external affairs and communications officer role for England's largest exam board

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Attendance

‘Embarrassing’: AI attendance reports suspended days after launch

Leaders report inaccuracies in new attendance target scheme launched last week by government

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Admissions

School’s intake cut blocked despite £2m deficit fear

Watchdog rejects plan despite admitting the change could help the academy 'attract more students'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Ormiston trust gives up founding school

The academy chain plans to hand the school over to a trust 'with strong local presence and capacity'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Funding

‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns

Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by 'unlocking' the sector's 'substantial reserves'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Appoint staff contact for uniform issues, schools told

New guidance also suggests rules banning 'visible logos' on PE kit to reduce 'pressure to wear designer gear'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

‘The best-kept secret in education’: Hobby on his new TKAT vocation

Halfway through his tour of the trust’s 45 schools, Hobby reveals what challenges await him in his new role

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson