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More than half of teachers and school leaders don’t trust claims made by education technology companies, a new poll has revealed. A poll by Teacher Tapp commissioned by tech firm Sparx also shows that 79 per cent of teachers and leaders want to see clear proof that ed tech works in the classroom. The figures […]

New beefed-up evaluations of multi-academy trusts could see inspectors examine whether the curriculum is being narrowed across groups of schools, Ofsted has said. The watchdog’s annual report, released today, revealed its leaders are looking at a “methodology refresh” of “limited” trust summary evaluations to give a “a far richer picture” of how organisations run their […]

The Chartered College of Teaching’s flagship CTeach programme is to be delivered overseas after the professional body partnered with a group of schools in the United Arab Emirates. Schools Week can reveal that a partnership between the UAE Research Schools Network and BSAK Leadership and Learning Academy is one of 11 providers selected by the […]

Ofsted has now investigated more than 600 possible illegal schools, new figures show. In an update published this morning, the watchdog said its illegal schools taskforce had opened 618 investigations as of the end of last August, up from 521 in April 2019. The taskforce was assembled in 2016 to tackle growing concerns about the […]

The number of cases of SATs maladministration investigated by the government increased by 32 per cent in 2018, new figures show. The Standards and Testing Agency, which presides over tests at key stages 1 and 2, investigated 793 cases across both stages in 2018, up from 599 in 2017 and 524 in 2016. The large […]

An award-winning headteacher is to resign early after vowing never to face another Ofsted inspection, claiming the watchdog’s new regime has left her “powerless”. Lynne Fox, head at Bramhall High School in Stockport, was due to stand down next Easter, but has brought her retirement forward by a year after the school was again rated  […]

The Department for Education is to develop its own “alternative arrangements” for international education exchanges in case the UK drops out of Erasmus+, Gavin Williamson has said. Speaking in the House of Commons, the education secretary said his department was “open” to future participation in the programme, but that arrangements for after Brexit would be […]

The Education Policy Institute has published analysis of teacher numbers and spending trends in England. Here are some of the most interesting findings.   1. Teachers are paid almost £3k less than in 2010 Between 2010 and 2017, the average salary paid to teachers in primary schools fell by £2,900 (or 7 per cent) in […]