Schools

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

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

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

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

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

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
Schools

DfE will ‘prioritise’ parts of shelved schools bill

Schools bill axed in current form with most academy legislation shelved, but ‘priority’ proposals like out-of-school register still on...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Five key findings from NFER’s teacher retention and recruitment dashboard

New service lays bare the supply crisis facing schools in England, with some areas losing up to a third...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker