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
BTECs

Keep BTECs until T-levels prove their worth, say MPs

Education committee casts doubts on government's bonfire of technical qualifications

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Jason Noble
Academies

Academy trust in union row over £1.5m support staff ‘back pay’

United Learning slams 'untrue' Unison accusations it is 'withholding pay'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: NAHT will re-ballot school leaders

Leaders of all four unions to announce plan to co-ordinate industrial action as pay dispute escalates

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Heads fearing ‘bankruptcy’ should use cost-cutters, says DfE

Department funding chief says 'we recognise every year there are some schools which face real financial challenges'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Oasis Community Learning CEO John Murphy to step down

Leader of one of England's largest trusts leaves to pursue 'a range of projects across the education sector'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker