Teacher strikes

NAHT: Industrial action ‘will be necessary’ if members reject offer

Leaders' union chief says government's pay offer is 'inadequate' and lacks 'sufficient funding'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Ministers target groups of failing academies in regulation crackdown

Review pledges to explore 'greater use' of intervention powers to tackle underperformance in academy trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: Unions receive pay offer as DfE talks conclude

Pay offer includes £1k one-off payment for this year and 4.3% rise for most teachers in 2023-24, but union...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
pupil referral unit

Inside a north London PRU

Thirteen-year-old Maria* used to turn up at her pupil referral unit in the mornings already drunk on vodka. She...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Ofsted

Ofsted was aware of ‘gaming’ school inspection alerts

But watchdog refuses to say if it has acted to curb systems that monitor web hits to predict visits

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Plummeting pupil numbers turn tables on place planning

Over 1.1m places have been created since 2010, but pupil numbers are expected to drop by over 900,000 in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

Teacher training ‘fragmented’ as reforms leave cold spots

Research finds some areas collaborate on CPD and through hubs, while others are 'balkanised'

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Revealed: ‘Unethical’ Ofsted ‘alerts’ tip off schools about inspections

Investigation exposes loophole in Ofsted inspection system which is supposed to give just a day's notice

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Academy body role on Ofsted recruitment panel criticised

Confederation of School Trusts head will advise on the appointment of the next chief inspector

Amy Walker
Amy Walker