Schools
Five single-academy trusts have launched the West Kent Single Academy Trust Alliance to ward off the erosion of each school’s “individuality” as the government continues its push towards MATs.

Brexit leaves thousands fewer overseas teachers despite hiring plan

Reforms to get more overseas teachers working in English schools would fill only a sixth of the shortfall in...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools
Secondary schools should teach pupils about contemporary antisemitism, as well as the Holocaust, the government's independent adviser on anti-Jewish hatred has warned.

Teach pupils about modern antisemitism, warns Lord Mann

The government's independent adviser on antisemitism has said Holocaust education itself is 'not enough' to combat anti-Jewish hatred

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
A further 239 schools have been named by the DfE as beneficiaries of the schools rebuilding scheme

Rebuild snub for over half of schools ‘at risk of closure’

Most 'exceptional cases' applications for flagship rebuilding programme miss out

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
Nick Brook, deputy general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, will step down from the role in March

NAHT deputy general secretary to take up charity CEO role

Nick Brook, who has been in post at the school leaders' union for six years, has been appointed CEO...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
The DfE should link family income data to pupil attainment to better understand outcomes for disadvantaged children, a new report warns

Link family income data to pupil attainment, says EPI

Think tank warns changing profile of group eligible for free school meals mean it's not a simple metric for...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
School meals

Free school meals change could add thousands to schools’ incomes

Leaders urged to help children previously ineligible due to their parents' immigration status register for support

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools
Exclusive

DfE ‘repurposes’ cash for £500m energy efficiency fund

Money promised for capital projects to improve energy efficiency is being funded from a DfE underspend

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools
Exclusive

School attendance dip follows rise in strep A cases

Figures from more than 4,000 schools also show absences at the start of December were higher than at the...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Jump in reserves leaves maintained schools sitting on £2.2 billion

Covid savings and project delays shored up reserves before the current cost-of-living squeeze

Tom Belger
Tom Belger