Behaviour

Schools lose a quarter of lesson time to poor behaviour – DfE survey

Leaders warn of worsening issues and a growing impact on their wellbeing

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Funding

Keegan: ‘Hard to guarantee’ we’ll fully fund teacher pay rise

Education secretary says it will be 'difficult' for government to raid its own budget again, but says she will...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Politicians and media would ‘draw own conclusions’ if Ofsted grades scrapped – DfE

Government also rejects calls from MPs to reduce the frequency of inspections

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Deprived schools more likely to see progress 8 scores fall

Analysis comes as Covid impact and potential Labour changes may spell end to measure in its current form

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: McCandless, Coiffait-Gunn, MacKenzie, Robinson, Uttley, Spackman

Leader who worked on Bill Clinton's campaign and journalist who dined with Donald Trump among those with new jobs...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
MATs

SchoolsCompany: £900k, three years … and still no final claims

Landmark academy court case criticised over 'scandalous' costs and delays

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
MATs

Trust sues ex-bosses over global business trips, holiday cottages – and wants wages repaid

Full story of the landmark SchoolsCompany Trust court case as trustees chased for missing £2.8 million

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Sir Paul Marshall steps down from Ark Schools board

Media mogul was accused of liking and sharing far-right extremist posts and conspiracy theories on social media

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Unions

Kebede puts Labour ‘on notice’: NEU ‘won’t tolerate’ education cuts

Conservatives have 'failed education', but Labour plans a 'long way from the scale of change that we need'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker