Schools working to cut absences will be judged ‘favourably’ says Ofsted Watchdog clarifies its position as absence rates remain stubbornly higher than pre-pandemic
Trusts lack building condition data despite DfE survey, cost-cutters find Capital advisers programme will be expanded following positive feedback and after trusts predict savings
Teachers’ home working ‘masks’ true workload challenge Most leaders have not read government workload reduction toolkit, and just 1 in 10 found it ‘useful’
Schools should have SENCo-style role to support young carers Report warns pupils with caring responsibilities are not being properly identified by schools
Nick Gibb: Schools minister’s resignation letter – in full ‘My passion for ensuring that every child gets the best possible education will remain with me until my dying day’
Has Nick Gibb won the education battle? The schools minister backs traditional teaching methods. But do they actually improve results? Schools Week investigates
How we were stopped from revealing SEND consultants’ pay Transparency campaigners cry foul as threat of injunction and massive costs prevents public interest reporting
Boosting teacher bursaries would have greater impact than raising pay Research also finds those recruited off the back of bursaries were more likely to teach in schools which often struggle to fill vacancies
Prospects for career in teaching ‘never been better’, claims Gibb Schools minister says free schools have ‘liberated’ the teaching profession and MATs let leaders advance earlier