No school progress measure for next two years: There will be no progress 8 replacement for the next two years due to the lack of SATs data from the pandemic
schoolsweek.co.uk/no-school-progress-measure-for-next-two-years/
What does the Michaela ruling mean for schools?: Alistair Wood sets out what schools need to know from the landmark High Court ruling on Michaela school prayer ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-does-the-michaela-ruling-mean-for-schools/
NFER: MATs should create 'director of SEND' role: Multi-academy trusts should create a 'director of SEND' role to help inclusion ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/nfer-mats-should-create-director-of-send-role/
Better SEND funding is about reform as well as more money: Solving the SEND funding crisis is not just a matter of more money but, crucially ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/a-road-map-to-sustainable-funding-for-send-provision/
The Knowledge. Understanding best practice in SEND support: A new report shows collaboration offers crucial support for SENCOs – but it’s no substitute for ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-multi-academy-trusts-are-supporting-pupils-with-send/
CST outlines 4 reforms for ‘fairer’ school funding: New policy premium and SEND funding overhaul outlined in Confederation for School Trusts proposals
schoolsweek.co.uk/cst-outlines-4-reforms-for-fairer-school-funding/
5 key findings from Ofsted's critical RE subject report: Ofsted said a 'notable' number of schools are still not meeting the legal requirement to ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-criticises-limited-and-poor-quality-re-lessons/
Big MATs have highest teacher turnover, EPI finds: Schools in the largest multi-academy trusts have higher levels of teacher turnover than other schools ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/big-mats-have-highest-teacher-turnover-epi-finds/
Capita loses £180m SATs contract to exam board Pearson: Outsourcing giant Capita has lost out on the £180m contract to manage primary SATs tests - with exam ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/capita-loses-180m-sats-contract-to-exam-board-pearson/
Sir Paul Marshall steps down from Ark Schools board: Conservative donor and media mogul Sir Paul Marshall has stood down as chair of Ark Schools after he was ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/sir-paul-marshall-steps-down-from-ark-schools-board/
DfE ends funding for teaching school hubs sector body: The government has ended funding for the sector body set up to oversee the teaching schools hub network
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ends-funding-for-teaching-school-hubs-sector-body/
Schools face £1bn funding hit over falling rolls, study says: Funding for schools could plunge by £1 billion in five years as the falling rolls crisis bites – ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-face-1bn-funding-hit-over-falling-rolls-report-suggests/
Scouting for teachers: DfE’s latest recruitment plan: Scouts will develop 'teaching skills' as part of attaining their badges under a new government ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/scouting-for-teachers-dfes-latest-recruitment-plan-revealed/
Why we need to get rid of SENDCos (and pay them properly): ‘Coordinator’ simply doesn’t reflect the demands, responsibilities and importance of the role SENDCos ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/no-more-sendcos-the-role-needs-a-new-title-and-status/
How to choose the right MAT for your 'Outstanding' school: The incentives seem to encourage 'Outstanding' schools to keep going it alone but ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/why-outstanding-schools-should-join-a-mat-and-how-to-find-the-right-one/
NPQ lead provider pulls out of scaled-back scheme: Education Development Trust said it reached the 'regrettable conclusion' after DfE axed free funding ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/npq-lead-provider-pulls-out-of-scaled-back-scheme/
Labour’s Sure Start 2.0 should have schools at centre: Ed Dorrell sets out a new vision for how the success of Sure Start could be extended to include schools
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-schools-could-be-at-the-centre-of-labours-sure-start-2-0-plan/
Teacher recruitment campaign gets animated to boost interest: Wannabe teachers can get a 'taster' of the job through an 'innovative” ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-recruitment-campaign-gets-animated-to-boost-interest/
Solutions. Six ideas to support autistic students' wellbeing: Nuala Flewett sets out six simple strategies to support pupils with autism to manage their own ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-to-help-autistic-pupils-take-control-of-their-own-mental-health/
Kebede: Labour 'on notice' NEU 'won't tolerate' cuts: The National Education Union (NEU has put the potential incoming Labour government ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/kebede-puts-labour-on-notice-neu-wont-tolerate-education-cuts/
Extra special school places are only part of the solution: Additional funding for SEND places must be deployed as part of a transformation in our approach to ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ensuring-quality-and-sustainability-in-send-provision/
Ofsted needs reform not abolition, Perry's sister tells NEU: The sister of headteacher Ruth Perry will implore union activists to push for improvements not ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/perrys-sister-tells-neu-lets-reform-not-abolish-ofsted/
Ofsted rolls out key complaints process changes: Watchdog also beefs up its policy on pausing inspections
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-rolls-out-key-complaints-process-changes/
Gillian Keegan refuses to retract remarks about punching inspectors: Education secretary tells Ofsted inspectors' union that comment was ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/keegan-refuses-to-retract-remarks-about-punching-ofsted-inspectors/
Essex Council rapped over AP oversight failure: Essex Council 'refused' to monitor a child’s education after she was placed on a part-time timetable ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/council-launches-ap-review-after-girl-left-without-education-for-months/
NEU votes to hear pay offer before balloting for strikes: Members of the National Education Union have voted to wait to hear the pay offer for September before ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/neu-votes-to-hear-pay-offer-before-balloting-for-strikes/
Teachers could strike again in September, says NEU leader: The NEU should ballot teachers over a 'fairly significant' period and look to strike in ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/teachers-could-strike-again-in-september-says-neu-leader/
Spielman suggests Ofsted did not get Perry inspection wrong: Former chief inspector Amanda Spielman has suggested Ofsted did not get its inspection of Ruth ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/spielman-suggests-ofsted-did-not-get-ruth-perry-inspection-wrong/
DfE cuts back £10k teacher ‘relocation premium’: Trainee languages and physics teachers from overseas will no longer be eligible for a £10 ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-inexplicably-cuts-back-10k-teacher-relocation-premium/
Looking to the Future after online harassment: Lawrence Foley and online harassment
schoolsweek.co.uk/looking-to-the-future-after-online-harassment/
Academy trusts: From growing pains to gains: Academy conversions are on the rise and trusts are getting bigger. The average MAT now has more than eight schools ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-trusts-from-growing-pains-to-gains/
Transparency call as academy trust takes 20% from schools: Trusts that 'GAG pool' schools’ funding for central services should be more transparent ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/gag-pooling-transparency-calls-as-trust-takes-20-from-schools/
How to ensure reduced timetables deliver what they promise: Interpretation of the DfE’s attendance guidance too often puts the school’s needs first and fails to ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/we-get-reduced-timetables-wrong-heres-how-to-get-them-right/
Solutions. Five strategies to improve primary attendance: Solutions to the attendance crisis are a matter of supporting children and families through policies ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/solutions-five-ways-to-increase-attendance-at-primary-school/
SEND waiting list backlogs at risk of being ‘normalised’: Long waits for SEND support risk being 'normalised', as areas where pupils reach 'crisis ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/send-waiting-list-backlogs-at-risk-of-being-normalised/
Why our stakeholder report went from desirable to essential: What began as part of our communication strategy has grown to be centralal to how we foster ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/why-every-mat-needs-a-stakeholder-report/
The Knowledge. What's really happening with managed moves?: A new report sheds light on the practice of managed moves and calls for urgent government action ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-do-we-really-know-about-managed-moves/
Labour private schools plan could push up EHCPs - minister: Labour Party's plan to charge private schools VAT could 'push' more parents into ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/minister-labour-private-schools-vat-plan-could-push-up-ehcp-rates/
Would-be reformers must give unregistered AP a fair hearing: There is a real risk that in bringing unregistered AP into the Ofsted fold we will lose some of its ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/would-be-reformers-must-give-unregistered-ap-a-fair-hearing/
The Review: As We Begin by Tia Henteleff: A passionate case for child-centred, teacher research-driven early years education is dampened by lack of realism about ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/as-we-begin-dispositions-of-mind-learning-and-the-brain-in-early-childhood/
NASUWT: 78% reject move to formal pay strike ballot: Members of the NASUWT teaching union have voted by 78 per cent to reject moving to a formal ballot for ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/nasuwt-78-reject-move-to-formal-pay-strike-ballot/
Repair cash snub for school with condemned heating system: A school whose heating system was condemned after 'flames shot out' is among those that have ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/school-with-condemned-heating-system-snubbed-for-repair-cash/
Leaders can take control of rebalancing accountability: Awaiting top-down reform of our top-down system is a missed opportunity to show the full breadth of ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/leaders-have-the-power-now-to-re-balance-accountability/
The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher: This week's conversation covers etting, workload and pay, supporting TAs to work with pupils with SEND ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-conversation-with-sarah-gallagher-10/
NEU indicative ballot: Members back strike action over pay: Members of the National Education Union (NEU) have backed strike action over pay and funding in an ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/neu-indicative-ballot-members-back-strike-action-over-pay/
Academy trusts: From growing pains to gains: Academy conversions are on the rise and trusts are getting bigger. The average MAT now has more than eight schools ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-trusts-from-growing-pains-to-gains/
SEND reforms at 10: How it went wrong, and how to fix it: Ten years ago, the 'biggest education reforms in a generation' for youngsters with SEND ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/send-reforms-a-decade-on-how-it-went-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it/
'Consultation not referendum': Oliver defends 'Big Listen': Ofsted's 'Big Listen' is a 'consultation' not a ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/consultation-not-referendum-oliver-defends-ofsteds-big-listen/
The live broadcast designed to get more girls moving: Despite the progress we’ve made in getting young women moving, the truth is there’s still a big ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-live-broadcast-designed-to-get-more-girls-moving/
Revealed: 8 trainers to pilot teacher degree apprenticeship: The DfE has named eight teacher trainers that will pilot the new teacher degree apprenticeship from ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-the-8-trainers-that-will-pilot-teacher-degree-apprenticeship/
Put the right data in the right hands to improve wellbeing: Making consistent wellbeing data available to schools, local authorities and civil society is a ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/improving-wellbeing-hinges-on-putting-the-right-data-into-the-right-hands/
Pupil premium allocations delayed by identification problem: Schools will have to wait until May to find out their pupil premium funding allocations for the ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/pupil-premium-allocations-delayed-by-problem-identifying-children/
Oak Academy curriculum partners for 8 new subjects revealed: Oak National Academy has named new curriculum partners who successfully bid to help create free ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/oak-academy-curriculum-partners-for-8-new-subjects-revealed/
SEND: Some schools 'resist' admitting children with EHCPs: Some schools are 'resistant' to admitting children with SEND even when they have ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/send-some-schools-resist-admitting-children-with-ehcps-adjudicator/
Robert Halfon resigns as skills minister: Robert Halfon has resigned as minister for skills, apprenticeships and higher education and plans to stand down as an ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/robert-halfon-resigns-as-skills-minister/
Repair grants fall again despite 'collapsing' school estate: Dozens more schools have had bids for government repair cash snubbed – prompting fears of ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/repair-grants-fall-again-despite-collapsing-school-estate/
Dan Thomas, chief executive, TLP: Dan Thomas, now chief executive of The Learning Partnership trust, was once prompted by a fortune cookie to ‘take the ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dan-thomas-chief-executive-tlp/
NEU debates industrial action push for 'national contract': Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will debate a motion for national industrial action in ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-neu-strikes-plan-to-push-for-national-contract/
The academy trusts to run 30 new special free schools: Twenty-five academy trusts have been selected to run 30 new special free schools - but a process to find ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-the-trusts-who-will-run-30-new-special-free-schools/
Seven strategies to help autistic students with exam season: Gemma Buley sets out seven tried-and-tested approaches to help autistic learners achieve their ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/seven-tips-to-support-autistic-students-through-exam-season/
2023 SATs reading test was harder, but 'met its purpose': Last year's key stage 2 SATs reading test was harder than those set in recent years ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/sats-2023-reading-test-harder-but-met-its-purpose/
Khan review: Teacher in blasphemy row was ‘totally and utterly failed’: An independent review found the teacher was 'let down' by his school ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/khan-review-teacher-in-blasphemy-row-was-totally-and-utterly-failed/
Make 'adjustments' to give disabled pupils free meals - DfE: Schools have been reminded they must make 'reasonable adjustments' to ensure ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/make-adjustments-to-give-disabled-pupils-free-school-meals-dfe/
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The Khan social cohesion review: What schools need to know: Ministers should legislate for a 150-metre 'buffer zone' to prevent protests directly ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-khan-social-cohesion-review-7-things-schools-need-to-know/
Shaping the future: why the development of leadership skills matters: We know young people are curious and passionate about the world they live in ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/shaping-the-future-why-the-development-of-leadership-skills-matters/
Reprioritising RE could help schools fight extremism: Rising social tensions leaking into our schools should be the province of a well-trained workforce of RE ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-antidote-to-extremism-is-effective-religious-education/
Review: Schools of Thought by David James and Jane Lunnon: Our reviewer discovers an enriching tour of the best that schools from around the globe have to offer ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-of-thought-lessons-to-learn-from-schools-doing-things-differently/
We need to talk about school improvement practices: Instead of arguing about which shade of toast is best and who burned it, asks Les Waltoncan we please talk ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/can-we-have-a-better-debate-about-school-improvement/
Pushy parents ‘not to blame’ as schools lead ECHP bid surge: Schools are twice as likely than parents to have requests for education health and care plans ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/pushy-parents-not-to-blame-as-schools-lead-surge-in-bids-for-ehcps/
The Conversation – with deputy headteacher Zara Simpson: This week's conversation takes in Ramadan, Women's History Month and British Science week
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-conversation-with-zara-simpson-3/
Not-so-great expectations: The low bar of DfE policymaking: The creep from ‘schools must’ to ‘schools should’ is a sign of a government either unable or ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/government-by-expectation-is-no-way-to-run-education/
The Knowledge. School staff views on pay and conditions: John Jerrim delves into new data to reveal who is most – and least – satisfied with their pay ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-do-workforce-views-differ-on-pay-and-conditions/
Five policies to retain teachers (until we can pay them more): A new government won’t be able to dodge the issue of pay for long, but there are ways it can make ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/five-policies-to-improve-retention-while-we-await-funding/
Can the new teaching apprenticeship solve recruitment woes?: A new apprenticeship presents a 'glorious' opportunity for those without a degree to train ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/can-the-new-teaching-apprenticeship-solve-recruitment-woes/
Rise in £200k academy CEOs as pay ‘stagnation’ ends: Forty-four academy trust CEOs have now crossed the £200,000 pay threshold amid wage rises of up to 50 per ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/rise-in-200k-academy-trust-ceos-as-pay-stagnation-ends/
Supply teachers ‘second class citizens’ as pay stagnates: Supply teachers are stuck on 'stagnating' pay rates and “treated like second-class citizens” ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/supply-teachers-second-class-citizens-as-pay-stagnates/
Cuts start to bite as DfE faces £1.5bn budget blackhole: The Department for Education is wielding the axe on schools-related schemes as it faces up to a ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/cuts-start-to-bite-as-dfe-faces-1-5bn-budget-blackhole/
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