Schools

NPQs not up to scratch for increasingly ‘complex’ headship

Development programmes for heads and executive leaders lack the 'full extent of skills and knowledge' needed, report warns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Competition watchdog pulled into MIS dispute, again

Turf war between largest school management information system providers takes another twist

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Inclusion tool to give ‘balanced view’ of school performance

EPI tool allows councils and academy trusts to be compared based on how inclusive they are

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Electric car charging grants for schools rise to £2,500

Ministers say schools could generate revenue by allowing the public to use their charging points

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools install toilet sensors that ‘actively listen’ to pupils

Concerns sensors 'violate kids' privacy' as teachers install tech to crack down on vaping and bullying

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Schools

Reports of data breach on Class Charts platform

ICO launches probe amid reports parents 'saw data of children from other schools'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE to research school impact of DNA performance testing

A three-month research project will look at the implications of future genomic technologies on the education sector

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Schools given ‘coasting’ warnings despite raising grades and fresh starts

Calls grow for the government to ditch interventions in so-called 'double RI' schools

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Councils forced to update key records after audit finds legal breach

A dozen local authorities were not meeting legal duty to keep schools forum papers up-to-date

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker