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24 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Lib Dems pledge to boost teacher numbers by 20,000

The Liberal Democrats will pledge to increase teacher numbers in English schools by 20,000 over the next five years. In its manifesto, to be launched tomorrow, the party will also promise to increase the schools budget by £10 billion by 2024-25. A further £7 billion would be allocated for new school buildings and maintenance over […]

School funding bidding war escalates as Green Party pledges extra 拢4bn

The Green Party has pledged to increase the schools budget by at least £4 billion if it wins the election, escalating an education bidding war in the run-up to December’s election. Party co-leaders Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley launched their manifesto at an event in London today. The document reaffirms the party’s commitment to scrapping […]

Ex-WCAT schools won’t get any money back

Schools that were part of the failed Wakefield City Academies Trust won’t get back any of the money that was transferred to the chain before its collapsed, the government has confirmed. According to the Guardian, Vicky Beer, the regional schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, has written to MPs confirming the trust is in […]

Councils crack down on home education as school attendance orders soar

The number of school attendance orders issued to home-educated pupils by councils across England has soared, as pressure mounts on politicians to approve plans for compulsory registration of home-schooled children. A survey by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services revealed a 171 per cent increase in the number of school attendance orders issued in […]

DfE expects school improvement too quickly, says former RSC

Failing schools need time to turn around, despite the Department for Education’s expectation of “quick” results, says a former regional schools commissioner. Jennifer Bexon-Smith said “broken” secondary schools needed a “minimum” of five years for improvement. I’ve worked at the DfE, expectations are much quicker than that. But realistically I do think some of these […]

Fact check: Conservative figures for Labour education spending don’t add up

The Conservative party’s high-profile dossier revealing the “£1.2 trillion cost” of Labour’s policies includes details for a schools policy the party has not committed to. In a document entitled The real cost of a Labour government, the Conservatives said that extending free school meals to all secondary pupils would cost £6.8 billion. The idea you […]

‘They think it’s exclusive…but it’s done on a massive scale’ – inside the glossy mag that charges schools 拢3,500 for exposure

The Parliamentary Review “misleadingly implied” it was an official government magazine, the advertising watchdog has ruled. A Schools Week investigation now takes a looks behind the scenes at the controversial publication. Last year, we revealed how schools were approached by the Parliamentary Review through letters from senior politicians, including Lord Pickles, the former communities secretary, […]

Williamson鈥檚 plea for festive joy falls on deaf ears

Councils across England have snubbed Gavin Williamson’s offer of extra funding to find alternative polling stations so school nativities can go ahead. Last week we revealed how the education secretary had been told that his extra cash for councils who wanted to avoid using schools on December 12 was too little, too late. Councils claimed […]

Parliamentary Review ‘misleading’ over government links, advertising watchdog rules

A glossy magazine that charges heads thousands of pounds to publish content about their school was “misleading” over its links to government, the advertising watchdog has ruled. The Advertising Standards Authority also ruled that the Parliamentary Review failed to make it clear that letters sent to potential customers are marketing communications, or that articles included […]