Ofsted

Ofsted appoints Mark Vickers as external adviser for inclusion

AP academy trust CEO will be tasked with helping to implement Ofsted's reforms

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

Academy sector annual report: 7 key findings

Auditors sound warning over pension liabilities, while one trust paid out an exit package of at least £200k

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

More children start school with poor speech and language skills, warn teachers

And most say this makes their job harder, poll finds

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Academies

Academy trust walks away from merger with struggling chain

45-school MAT reveals the funding needed for a long-planned merger 'was not available', prompting fears trusts will become 'more...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Calls for school complaints review as 80% of leaders report abuse

Leaders pushed to the brink of quitting with 70% threatened by parents and one in 10 attacked

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
special schools

Special school leaders fear QTS plan could worsen recruitment crisis

Special schools have more unqualified teachers - so how will the schools bill affect them? We spoke to leaders...

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
Ofsted

Ofsted should measure schools on time pupils get to play – report

Study suggests children are spending less time playing both at school and outside education

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Coroner concern over school swimming lessons after boy’s death

Coroner warns some primaries are not providing swimming lessons despite it being curriculum requirement

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Private schools

Private special schools charging councils £100k fees failed standards checks

Private equity-owned independent special schools which charge councils fees of up to £131,000 a year are among hundreds that...

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux