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
Schools

Inside today’s bananas world of sex ed, with Matilda Lawrence-Jubb

In the new world of Andrew Tate, hardcore pornography and rape culture, sex education is very different to the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Ofsted

Labour’s Ofsted plans ‘logical evolution’, says Spielman

Chief inspector says it's 'completely rational for a potential alternative government to be thinking about things like this'

Freddie Whittaker
Billy Camden and Freddie Whittaker
Academies

The academy trust CEO pay outliers

Most trusts under government scrutiny froze or slashed pay last year – but others handed out significant rises

Tom Belger
Tom Belger