Schools

Poorer pupils ‘locked out’ of key subjects due to teacher shortages

Teacher shortages ‘block poorest pupils from some of the best-paid careers in AI-driven economy’

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
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
Schools

Surge in school cuts ‘threatening Labour’s opportunity mission’

Poll for Sutton Trust charity finds rise in leaders laying off staff and cutting curriculum as funding storm hits...

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Schools

DfE bans former head of ‘holistic’ AP school after Ofsted safety concerns

Ofsted inspectors found pupils at the Devon school could access nearby train tracks and industrial units

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Parents to get more of their money back from sQuid

Company said it had 'reviewed its refund policy' after Schools Week revealed parents' concerns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Struggling readers spotted by eye-tracking software trial

Schools point to 'amazing' results, but privacy campaigners raise concerns about use of data

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Schools

Union anger as spring statement snubs schools

Reeves mentioned crumbling school roofs, but they won't get more capital cash next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

sQuid: Give us back our money, parents tell closed payment provider

Company shut up shop in the UK last Friday. Around 600 schools used it

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
Schools

‘Now or never’ for 6,500 teacher pledge, Labour warned, as vacancies reach new high

Teacher leaving rates have not improved since before the pandemic, report warns

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks