Schools

Email attacks: Don’t lock down unless police say, DfE tells schools

The message comes after schools in three counties locked down over emails threatening violence to pupils and staff

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Ministers extend mental health support as waiting list swells

The DfE is looking to extend a mental health support package for headteachers beyond March after a waiting list...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Grammar school head guilty of misconduct over illegal exclusions

But no ban for ex-head of school that booted out year 12 students over AS-level results, after case referred...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

School partially closes after ‘rapid spike’ in teacher Covid cases

Uppingham Community College said it was 'becoming unsafe' to operate at full capacity as 17 staff absent

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Home Office and YEF fund £5.8m ‘trauma-informed practice’ research

Teachers trained to 'recognise signs and symptoms of childhood trauma' to see if contested practice keeps children safe

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

How do you solve a problem like teacher workload?

Schools Week looks at the barriers and ideas for reducing teacher workload, as the government sets up a new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Still no sign of DfE’s cyber security scorecard scheme 

The rollout of a cyber security tool to help schools amid rising hack attacks has been delayed by more...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Half of councils face funding shortfall under Khan’s school meal scheme

Analysis suggests funding for the extension of universal free school meals will leave a shortfall of £33 million across...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

The social mobility commission is a fig leaf for inaction

We know what works, but making progress on social mobility requires politicians who care enough to act on that...

JL Dutaut
Sammy Wright