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Exclusions 2017-18: Suspension rate rises as expulsions flatline

The proportion of pupils being suspended from schools in England has risen slightly this year, with the government blaming the increase on youngsters being repeatedly excluded. Data for 2017-18 shows that the rate of fixed period exclusions, or “suspensions”, increased to 5.08 per cent from 4.76 per cent in 2016-17. The rate of pupils being […]

Gavin Williamson appointed as education secretary

Gavin Williamson, the former defence secretary, has been appointed as the new education secretary. Downing Street made the announcement tonight as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle of his top team. Damian Hinds, the previous education secretary, confirmed on Twitter earlier this evening that he is returning to the backbenches. Williamson has been the MP for […]

Hinds out as education secretary as Johnson reshuffle begins

Damian Hinds has confirmed he will return to the backbenches after just over 18 months as education secretary. It is unclear whether the MP for East Hampshire has been sacked by new prime minister Boris Johnson or chosen not to serve under him, but Hinds was not expected to continue in the role either way. […]

Johnson enters Downing Street with pledge of ‘immediate’ work to boost school funding

The new prime minister Boris Johnson has said he will “immediately” begin work to “level-up” per-pupil funding for schools. Delivering his first speech on the steps of Downing Street, Johnson said it is his job to make sure children “get a superb education, wherever they are”. During his campaign, Johnson initially pledged a measly £50 million […]

Boris Johnson as PM: What can schools expect?

Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and foreign secretary, has been named as the new leader of the Conservative Party and will become prime minister tomorrow. The Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP beat the health secretary Jeremy Hunt by 92,153 votes to 46,656 in the Tory leadership election to replace Theresa May.   1. […]

Former Conservative MP and academy chief join Ofsted board

A former Conservative MP who stood down after being tainted in the parliamentary expenses scandal has been appointed to Ofsted’s board. Julie Kirkbride is one of five new appointments to the board. The other new members are Star Academies chief executive Hamid Patel, Education and Skills Funding Agency board member Martin Spencer, Bath College chair […]

MATs should be inspected, but it isn’t going to happen any time soon

With more than half of all pupils now educated in academies it is only logical that multi academy trusts (MATs), which play such a pivotal role in the system, should be subject to the rigours of Ofsted, writes Frank Norris. Schools, colleges and local authorities are all inspected so it does not make sense that […]

Teacher pay deal ‘the worst of all worlds’, say heads

Schools face having to cut their budgets in order to afford next year’s teacher pay settlement, headteachers have warned. Leadership unions ASCL and NAHT have both condemned the government’s announcement of a 2.75 per cent increase in pay for teachers and leaders. Leaders will have to cut elsewhere in their budgets in order to find […]

Teacher pay 2019-20: What do schools need to know?

The government has confirmed teacher pay arrangements from September, but schools face having to fund most of the pay rise from existing budgets. Here is what schools need to know.   1. Who gets what rise? Unlike last year, when the government ignored STRB calls for a 3.5 per cent rise across the board and […]