52% of teachers report homeless children in their school, study shows Research shows pupils who live in temporary accommodation are missing school, arriving tired, and experiencing poor mental health
Huge rise in parent complaints driven by AI, headteachers warn Heads say they ‘aren’t sleeping’ due to the stress brought about by AI-generated complaints – but experts warn its a symptom of a wider problem
‘Urgent clarity’ sought on flagship DfE schemes after Ofsted grade reform Union leaders demand clarity on how schools will qualify for exemplar schemes that previously required ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grades
PFI firm in school repairs row plans to dissolve Stoke-on-Trent City Council says firm responsible for maintaining 88 schools to shut amid row over who covers outstanding repairs
Ofsted confirms state school inspections to resume on December 1 Routine inspections have been paused since July but will resume next month
Staff to strike over school’s virtual maths teacher NEU members to walk out for six days over Star Academies’ use of virtual teacher based hundreds of miles away for top set maths
Trust’s 9-day fortnight boosted wellbeing, but ‘overwhelmed’ some staff Another paper finds impact of including other perks in teacher job adverts ‘comparable to a 10 per cent salary rise’
Calls for national CPD strategy as ‘hundreds of millions of pounds wasted’ New report estimates £1bn is spent annually on teacher development – but provision is patchy
Ofsted chief calls for new state school standards ‘enshrined in law’ Sir Martyn Oliver says new legislation would ‘stop Ofsted from tinkering’ and ‘deciding to do something new’