Influencers may be behind boom in career-focused subjects, says exams chief Economics and business studies see rise in entrants as exam board boss suggests ‘entreprenurial’ students want to emulate social media influencers
£22.5m announced for after-school clubs to help ‘isolated’ kids Up to 400 schools will get a share of the three-year investment to boost extra-curricular activities
Missed inspection targets and 5 more findings from Ofsted’s annual report Ofsted’s staff are also less happy this year, and turnover rates remain above civil service targets, a new report shows
School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict
Schools say they need more funding to hit 2030 tech target One-third of schools say they will be unable to hit new technology targets in the next five years
Chartered College plans to appoint ‘professors of teaching’ The professional body for teachers hopes the roles can ‘raise the status and prestige of the profession’
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
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 staff in a ‘traumatic’ process
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 what he learnt…