Coroner concern over school swimming lessons after boy’s death Coroner warns some primaries are not providing swimming lessons despite it being curriculum requirement
Free school gets £500k government bailout after wage increase Private school-turned-academy hit with budget problems after increasing support staff pay to national rates
Absent and excluded kids ‘should be assessed for SEND’ EPI report sets out 7 policy recommendations to tackle special needs ‘postcode lottery’
Ofsted report cards verdict: Parents and school staff have their say Polls suggest parents favour the proposed Ofsted model to the old one, while teachers and leaders oppose it
Just 6% of teachers ‘positive’ about Ofsted proposals, shows poll Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to reform its inspection framework and to assess schools using new ‘report cards’.
Head scores victory as Google agrees to delete school reviews Tech giant says all school reviews will now be deleted because of ‘consistent off-topic and harmful’ comments
‘I don’t remember it being this bad’: Teachers reveal scale of Labour’s school-ready promise Survey reveals mismatch in expectations between teachers and parents over what ‘being school ready’ means
Big academy trust given £1.5m government loan to stay afloat A 24-school trust racked up seven-figure losses after paying for iPads for staff and pupils
Revealed: The experts appointed to SEND inclusion panels The government has appointed a team of experts to evaluate how to make mainstream schools more inclusive