Ofsted

Ofsted: Trusts ‘not convinced’ judgments are ‘appropriate or optimal’

CST tells Ofsted's Big Listen that a separate safeguarding judgment may have 'merit', but warns against rushed move to...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Big Listen: Ofsted must embrace ‘far-reaching reform’, say leaders

Ofsted 'still has a long way to go to restore credibility', union bosses tell watchdog's consultation

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Labour and skills

Seema Malhotra, Labour’s shadow skills minister

If Labour wins power, it will unleash a “skills revolution” by revamping school curriculums and building more bridges between...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Regional director’s merger mission after ‘landgrabs’

Academy commissioner reveals 'countless' merger discussions with CEOs, as he defends DfE's 'coasting' policy

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

‘Trust quality descriptors miss community focus’

CEO of one of England's biggest MATs calls for sixth 'pillar' of trust quality to be added to guidance

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments

The government will respond to MPs' concerns this Thursday

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School funding

Teaching assistants cut in 75% of primary schools

More headteachers cut staff amid warning primaries face 'rapid deterioration' due to funding woes

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
High Court

Michaela school wins High Court battle over prayer ban

Policy did not ‘interfere’ with a Muslim pupil’s religious freedoms because she had ‘chosen the school knowing its strict...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Recruitment and retention

DfE ‘inexplicably’ cuts back £10k teacher ‘relocation premium’

Grant to cover visa and health surcharge will only be available to qualified teachers and not trainees from next...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey