Academies

The schools that fought off academy orders

Ministers have U-turned on forced academisation more than 50 times since 2016

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

CEO’s mission to make AI a force for good in classrooms

Priya Lakhani is at pains to express how many of the achievements in her colourful career were driven by...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Schools

Schools report children as young as 10 to police over social media abuse

Shocking incidents uncovered reveal the scale and severity of issues schools are now dealing with

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND review

SEND contextual league tables plan shelved

DfE claims proposals had 'mixed feedback', with concerns it could 'risk generating perverse incentives'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Oak founders abandon national academy

At least seven of Oak’s original 11 trust curriculum partners have snubbed the new quango by choosing not to...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
ASCL Conference

‘Being a school leader has never felt more challenging’

Geoff Barton on pay talks, workload, Keegan’s no-show and choosing the 'right time to leave'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

What would it take to pause next week’s teacher strikes?

With government and unions still at an impasse over pay, we look at what each side wants in order...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

SATs results delayed a week because of King’s coronation

One-day delay to key stage 2 tests due to May bank holiday means some schools will get results just...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: Unions’ calls for mediated pay talks snubbed

Education unions’ offer to open talks through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has been rejected by Gillian Keegan...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker