Schools

Political impartiality guidance: What schools need to know

DfE says new document will help schools meet their existing legal duties

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

All 5 to 11-year-olds to be offered Covid vaccine

Javid accepts JCVI recommendation of 'non-urgent offer' of paediatric dose to all primary-aged pupils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

DfE publishes ESFA review and reorganisation plans

Government confirms move to nine RSC regions and for a new 'dedicated' schools group at the DfE

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted extends curriculum grace period to September 2022

Here's what schools and teacher trainers need to know about the latest inspection update

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Fresh calls for MAT inspections after trust gets 3 ‘inadequates’

Ofsted cannot inspect academy trusts despite almost a decade of pressure for new powers

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Mental health

5 tips for schools on mental health support

Always refer and be flexible, charity says

Schools Week Reporter
Hannah Kinsey
Mental health

Speech and language therapists ‘completely booked out’

Demand for support is outstripping supply

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Mental health

Collapsing mental health support pits parents against schools

Some parents reported for 'fabricating' mental illness

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Mental health

Revealed: The rising costs for schools of educational psychologists

Many councils that once provided services for free now charge, investigation finds

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg