Top-grade school gets ‘inadequate’ after 15 years without inspection Thomas Mills High School was visited in November after being exempt since 2006
Schools should be judged on pupil inclusion – not just exams, think tank says Proposed metrics would measure admissions, attendance and exclusions
Council tells heads to ‘self-manage’ Covid outbreaks Local authority tells schools to stop reporting Covid cases amid an ‘increase demand on public health services’
Warm welcome: The schools offering ‘sanctuary’ to Afghan refugees Thousands of children evacuated from Kabul have been placed in England’s schools. We talk to leaders about their ‘moral obligation’ to their new pupils
DfE considers council-run MATs to achieve academy ambition Ministers ‘open to slightly different models of partnership’ as schools white paper looms
How schools can reverse Gypsy and Roma under-achievement MPs are investigating why Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children have the worst exclusion and attainment rates
‘Discrimination’: Small trusts denied two-thirds of repairs cash One school has seen six bids to replace a dilapidated classroom rejected, sparking claims rural schools are at a disadvantage
Maths teacher made OBE hits out at ‘pointless’ 10-year fraud battle Dr Richard Evans received the award for services to charitable fundraising during Covid
Schools fear closures amid Covid testing kit delays 8% of schools reported having staff unable to attend due to a lack of Covid tests