Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes recap: Unions unite as pay dispute escalates

Disruption shows no sign of abating as union leaders plan unprecedented coordinated action

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

‘We cannot meet needs’: The plight of heads, in their own words

School leaders told heartbreaking stories at the NAHT conference last week

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Exams

Exam appeals plummet in wake of grading fiasco

The number of appeals against GCSE and A-level grades was 23% lower last year than in pre-pandemic 2019

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Up to 2,000 schools sought for air quality monitoring project

Free monitors rollout follows calls for monitoring in public spaces by the chief medical officer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Intervention on coasting schools ‘all over the place’

'The whole system’s full of inconsistencies'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Mental health

NHS promises to keep funding mental health support teams

The teams help pupils with mild to moderate mental health problems

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted: NAHT to ask members not to work as inspectors

Leaders who inspect other schools are 'part of the problem', warn conference delegates

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE gives £17m to academy trusts to ‘try before you buy’

Money was released to support maintained schools at risk of 'unexpected or imminent failure'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND review

Councils shortlisted to test SEND reforms

Groups will trial new policies put forward in the SEND and alternative provision green paper

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth