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24 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Schools with lower Ofsted ratings have to provide performance data more often

Teachers in schools rated ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ have to report more frequently on pupil performance, according to new research. A survey by Teacher Tapp for Education Datalab found that although almost all teachers are required to provide leaders with data on how pupils are progressing “at least every term”, the frequency of reporting varied […]

Labour pledges review of BAME representation among teachers

Labour will launch a “wide-ranging review” into the under-representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic teachers in England’s schools if it wins power. Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s race and faith manifesto, alongside shadow home secretary Diane Abbott and shadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler. The manifesto confirms the review will take place […]

Teachers taking on unpaid extra duties to satisfy ‘brutal’ new inspections, warns NEU

Teachers are having to take on additional responsibilities without extra pay under Ofsted’s new inspection regime, the National Education Union has warned. Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, the NEU’s joint general secretaries, said they had received a “significant upsurge” in complaints from members about “excessive workload, stress and pressure” placed on them during and […]

‘Galling’ 拢111m arts premium plan is ‘too little too late’ – Barton

The Conservatives’ promise to fund an arts premium is “slightly galling” and “too little too late”, a union boss has warned. In their election manifesto, the Tories pledged up to £111 million-a-year to fund “enriching activities for all pupils” at secondary schools across England. This smacks of a belated and inadequate effort to repair this […]

Julia Skinner鈥檚 top edu-blogs of the week, 18 November 2019

Governing our schools: 10 years on @NGAEmmaK You would expect changes in most things over ten years, and this post identifies some of those experienced by governors. The report at the heart of this piece identifies ten key issues for the sector, and although the conclusion that governance in schools is strengthening, some issues still […]

Labour to raise school spending by 拢10.5bn and give teachers a 5% pay rise

Labour has vowed to increase the schools budget by £10.5 billion by 2022-23 and hand school staff a 5 per cent pay rise next year if it wins power. The party’s manifesto, launched today, pledges to raise school spending by £6 billion in 2020-21, and then a further £2.3 billion in 2021-22 and £2.2 billion […]

Labour manifesto 2019: the full list of schools policies

The Labour Party’s official manifesto for the 2019 general election has officially been launched this morning in Birmingham. Besides the party’s school spending plans and a few other nuggets, the document is mostly made up of pledges either made in 2017 or announced since. Here’s what’s in there for schools.   Schools policies in the […]

Late A-level entries drop to lowest rate in a decade

The proportion of A-level and AS-level entries made late by schools has dropped to the lowest level in at least a decade. Ofqual statistics released today show just 2 per cent of A and AS-level entries were made late in 2018-19, down from 2.7 per cent in 2017-18 and 2.3 per cent in 2016-17. Apart […]