Give staff concessions in London driving charge plan, say heads Proposals will ‘inevitably’ affect school staff, but measures are needed to tackle pollution, leaders warn
Academy avoids rebrokering threat until third ‘inadequate’ rating The leeway given to Nuneaton Academy raised eyebrows, with other academies and maintained schools facing swifter intervention
Falcon academy trust set to spread its wings Trust set up to take on challenging schools is going national
‘Demoralising’: Top primaries lose their status under ‘harsher’ Ofsted inspections Downgraded ‘outstanding’ primary schools tell Schools Week new inspections are not a level playing field
Supreme Court ends Durand Academy land dispute Highest court throws out appeal bid from trustees seeking compensation for commercial facilities on school site
Ex-Tory MP claims government threatened free school project Christian Wakeford alleges the government threatened to pull a new school planned for his constituency if he did not vote with them
Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus Study claims teaching reading in England has been ‘less successful’ under new approach
Poorer pupil progress ‘increasingly difficult’ to measure Leaders demand ‘urgent review’ after study finds poorer disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes are becoming harder to measure
Ombudsman wants to intervene over academy admission disputes LGSCO role does not currently cover academies