The payment provider sQuid, which has ceased operating in the UK, will now hand parents back more of their money following a Schools Week investigation. We...
Teach First chief executive Russell Hobby will become CEO of The Kemnal Academies Trust from September. The former general secretary of the NAHT leaders’...
Hard-pressed schools are warning of extra pressures from the rising cost of outsourced contracts as companies grapple with national insurance hikes, minimum wages and...
The former head of a private alternative provision where Ofsted found pupils could access nearby train tracks and industrial units has been banned from...
A significant legal victory has been delivered in the court of appeal, setting a crucial precedent for employee rights and employer responsibilities regarding the...
Shortening the minimum length of apprenticeships to eight months will give “the type of flexibility the teacher training sector has been asking for”, government...
The composition of school governing boards should be understood as a mirror, reflecting the values and priorities of the institutions they serve. Yet, as...
Bridget Phillipson had to ask headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh to “lower her tone” and “allow her to finish her sentences”, official government minutes of a...
The holiday activities and food programme will continue from April, ministers have confirmed, but funding beyond the next financial year is subject to the...
Pupils who frequently miss class or are suspended during primary school should be assessed for special educational needs, a new report into SEND support...
The body representing England’s academy trusts is urging CEOs to build “constructive relationships with MPs” so they “understand” academies “are indeed community schools”. Confederation...
Interventions aimed at boosting pupils’ understanding of mental health led to longer-term “increased emotional difficulties” when trialled in schools in England, a study has...
The vast majority of “stuck schools” targeted for improvement are already academies – and a third won’t be eligible for help because they’ve already...
School leaders have lambasted new Ofsted inspection toolkits as “cobbled together” and “a nonsense”. Under plans for new report cards, schools would be rated...