Schools

Academy trusts demand energy grants for schools

Confederation of School Trusts also warns 9 in 10 of its members believe pay rises are 'unaffordable'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Ministers set aside £43m for Oak National Academy

Government draws on contingency cash for new quango, as former Gove adviser joins board

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

‘Apocalyptic’: 500 per cent energy price hikes plunge schools into winter crisis

Skyrocketing prices force school leaders into 'unpalatable' choices to keep classrooms open this winter

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Lost SATs scandal: More than 2,000 results still missing

Exclusive: Schools Week understands 10 times more papers still missing than in usual year, as calls for probe grow

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Primary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years

Government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Revealed: The 10 academy ‘experts’ advising DfE on leader development

Group will help ministers devise and deliver a new content framework for MAT leadership development

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

29 areas vie for spots on council academy trust pilot

Only a third of councils which applied are likely to be able to join the pilot launching their own...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Ofsted should check Oak lessons are up to scratch, think tank urges

But national curriculum body dismisses the idea - saying it will remain 'by teachers for teachers'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

GMB union ballots school support staff over £1,925 pay rise

Members polled over a pay deal worth 10.5% for the lowest-paid school staff and 4% for some higher earners

Tom Belger
Tom Belger