Schools

Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll

Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Elite sixth forms and northern BRIT School among free school bids

Only one in four of the more than 60 applications will be approved

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Do the maths: Does Sunak’s new year pledge add up?

Schools Week does the sums on the prime minister's vague new year policy announcement

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Falling primary numbers force council to consider mergers

Lambeth predicts it needs to reduce capacity by 575 to combat a 'significant strain' on its primary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

No ‘minimum safety levels’ for school strikes (just yet)

Exclusive: Schools Week understands new guidance will be issued shortly to help heads deal with looming strikes

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth
Careers

2,200 primaries in poor areas to get careers help under £2.6m scheme

DfE says teachers will get training from Teach First to deliver careers programmes

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Sunak outlines maths to 18 ‘ambition’…but not before 2025

Labour says 'reheated' pledge is 'empty without more maths teachers'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Arise, Sir Ian: Knighthood for MAT boss and DfE adviser Bauckham

EEF boss Professor Becky Francis, ex-national schools commissioner Dominic Herrington and MAT leader Rob Tarn also recognised

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

Keegan claims teachers are among ‘top 10% of earners’

Education secretary incorrectly claims teacher pay is 'a lot higher' than average, and inflates the average head's salary by...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker