Schools

DfE curriculum body plans risk sector ‘collapse’, warn resource suppliers

New education secretary urged to suspend predecessor's plans for Oak academy amid political uncertainty and competition fears

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance

Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics, Schools

Campaigners warn against ‘dangerous’ register of children not in school

Move to amend schools bill to collect data on pupils' protected characteristics also questioned

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Health and safety watchdog to inspect schools’ asbestos management

DfE data suggests more than eight in 10 schools have the harmful material on their sites

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools plan non-uniform days and early finishes for ‘extreme’ heatwave

The Met Office has warned temperatures could top 35C on Monday

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

ECF teachers outnumber mentors across most of the country

Some areas have almost three early-career teachers for every two mentors, with the biggest gaps in the north

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

More ‘requires improvement’ schools boost Ofsted grade post-Covid

Over two-thirds of RI secondaries saw their grade boosted this year, up from 42 per cent pre-Covid

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Pupil numbers to shrink by 12% over the next decade

Government revises down 2032 pupil number prediction in the face of 'notably lower birth projections'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Governor vacancies hit six-year high as most boards report unfilled posts

The NGA says trusts and schools are struggling to recruit and boards are getting older - with just 1...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger