Ofsted

Ofsted to introduce report cards on reduced inspection timetable

Inspections led by 'most senior' HMIs only when framework launches, and no school visits in last week before Christmas

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Support plans ‘misused’ to ‘force out’ teachers from schools, say campaigners

More than 100 teachers have shared stories of the 'misuse' of support plans, which they say are pushing out...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School improvement

Lessons from a 10-year school turnaround

Declan Linnane took Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School from ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ with a mission to focus on inclusion. Here’s...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School Leadership

Headteacher associations join forces in national network

Group aims to 'mobilise' leaders and give heads stronger policymaking voice

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Government promises new school complaints guidance

Ministers drawing up advice for both schools and parents, as new research launched to tackle issue

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

‘Delay new Ofsted inspections until September 2026’, demand unions

Leaders of four unions call for Bridget Phillipson to intervene over plans that will create 'wholly unacceptable pressures on...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Loss of £80m low-carbon skills fund could stop schools going green

Cash-strapped schools will be unable to afford bids for a wider decarbonisation scheme, consultants warn

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exclusions

‘Undue focus’ on pupils’ race risks ‘over-complicating’ exclusions, says judge

School 'vindicated' after ruling it acted lawfully when it excluded a boy of black Caribbean heritage

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Drop in teacher job adverts as falling rolls and cuts bite

Headteachers say they are expecting to employ fewer staff amid falling pupil numbers and financial pressures

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks