Schools

Ministers extend mental health support as waiting list swells

The DfE is looking to extend a mental health support package for headteachers beyond March after a waiting list...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

ASCL confirms date for first national strike ballot in union’s history

ASCL members in England will be asked to vote on strike action over the long-running teacher pay dispute from...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

‘Hand in your badges’: Ruth Perry’s sister urges heads not work as Ofsted inspectors

Professor Julia Waters tells NAHT conference members should 'refuse to be complicit in Ofsted's reign of terror'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Key findings from the DfE’s leaked workload report

Survey results kept under-wraps by government show high levels of stress and impacts on mental health

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted rejects calls to halt inspections after week of turmoil

Spielman said debate about removing grades was 'legitimate', but stopping inspections 'not in children's best interests'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Headteacher support plea as anxiety levels double during Covid

'Shocking' Covid impact on heads sparks calls for government intervention to 'shore up sustainable leadership'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Most heads doubt all-academy system will boost outcomes

But a poll suggests DfE plans to let good schools bid to divorce failing trusts will help lessen fears...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

A third of new secondary heads ‘leave profession within five years’

Union analysis suggests a growing exodus, and shows pay restraint and inflation have wiped 21 per cent off leaders'...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Features

Paul Gosling, president, NAHT

Paul Gosling, new president of school leaders’ union NAHT, tells Jess Staufenberg the government must prioritise getting exhausted headteachers...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg