Politics

Labour pledges end to ‘needless micro-management of schools’

Shadow education secretary says she'll 'trust' leaders to know when their schools need help

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Ministers will miss 2030 MAT target, report warns

An NFER report warns white paper vision would need conversions at 'unprecedented' speed, threatening standards

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

‘Don’t pressure staff to cross picket lines’, unions tell members

Two unions issue joint statement to avoid tensions between members over impending walkouts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Teacher strikes: NAHT will re-ballot members, Whiteman pledges

Leader says union will 'test members' views again when talks conclude or break down'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Keegan challenges NEU over legality of strike vote announcement

Union leaders say they are 'confident' all employers were informed at around the same time as members

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Strike talks latest: DfE ‘pessimistic’ about prospect of more money

Union leader calls for political intervention after six-hour crunch talks with department officials

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Hanson Academy: Turning around the school no-one wanted

Delta is overhauling a Bradford academy, but questions remain over the former 'orphan' school's 11-year wait for a sponsor

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
SEND

SEND costs leave councils on brink of bankruptcy

Some councils are draining reserves to plug high-needs deficits while their other services face cuts

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Belger and Jessica Hill
Politics

Thousands of heads may have been denied strike vote, says NAHT

Union reveals it re-issued over 5,000 ballots amid postal disruption, but three in four may not have reached members...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker