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Ellie Costello, director, Square Peg

Ellie Costello is at the front of a growing movement against the “one-size-fits-all” education system that creates, she says,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Teacher training

‘It’s everyone’s worst nightmare’: Schools hit by teacher training crisis

Four in ten teacher trainers report more difficulty in placing recruits as schools struggle to mentor trainees

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
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