Schools

6 encouraging findings from DfE’s workload survey 

Average weekly hours drop and wellbeing improves, though one-third still plan to leave within a year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

EYFS: Rise in ‘school ready’ pupils – but government way off target

More reception pupils achieve 'good level of development' this year, but improvement rate below what's required to hit 75%...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

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

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

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...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

£5.4m scheme to boost maths skills in early years settings

DfE seeking organisation to deliver programme 'to at least 5,000 settings'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Appoint staff contact for uniform issues, schools told

New guidance also suggests rules banning 'visible logos' on PE kit to reduce 'pressure to wear designer gear'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Reform council’s school transport cut call ‘Victorian’, says Phillipson

Phillipson rejects call to extend the distance children can be expected to make their own way to school

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

School uniform: New rules to meet Labour’s cap revealed

Government guidance tells schools to confirm changes ASAP, consider legal advice and lets parents complain to government

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

AI could analyse lessons delivered by new teachers under NIOT pilot

Artificial intelligence could be used to analyse recordings of lessons by early career teachers under a new trial being...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks