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20 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Labour would replace Ofsted with Local Authority 鈥榟ealth checks鈥�

A Labour government would replace Ofsted with a new inspection system involving local authorities running “health checks” on schools. In an interview with the Observer newspaper, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said: “We would abolish Ofsted and we would replace it with a different system… I believe Ofsted measures poverty. It measures deprivation. And I […]

The 4 schools policies in Angela Rayner’s Labour conference speech

Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, has addressed the Labour Party conference in Brighton. In a short speech, Rayner announced a number of policies that her party will enact if it wins power in a forthcoming general election. Here are the schools policies she announced.   1. Integration of private schools – but no commitment […]

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England and Wales from September 2019

The new teacher and school leadership pay rates for 2019-20 have been confirmed by the Department for Education. In July, the DfE announced pay rises of 2.75 per cent for teachers on all pay grades. While local authority-maintained schools are required to follow these pay scales, academies and free schools are allowed to set their own […]

Labour refuses to rule out replacing Ofsted

Labour is “looking at all options” for an overhaul of the school accountability system, including replacing Ofsted. In an exclusive eve-of-conference interview with Schools Week, Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, refuses to rule out scrapping the inspectorate, but does concede there is a need to replace it with a new system to hold schools […]

Going for Gatsby: Schools report careers progress, but some areas lag behind

Schools across England are reporting an improved picture of careers support, but some areas are still lagging behind despite nearly £100 million of government funding to boost provision. A state of the nation report by the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) shows that more schools are meeting the Gatsby benchmarks for good careers guidance, a […]

Williamson asks STRB to advise on ‘flatter’ teacher pay progression

The body in charge of teacher pay has been asked to advise the government on how a new “flatter” pay progression model might work, after ministers pledged to raise starting salaries to £30,000 within three years. The School Teachers’ Review Body has also been asked to consider whether separate main and upper pay ranges are still […]

McDonnell backs plan to abolish private schools

A campaign by Labour activists to abolish private schools has been endorsed by John McDonnell as a move to make it official party policy gathers pace. In a statement this morning, the shadow chancellor and close Jeremy Corbyn ally said he backed the campaign “to talk about how we ensure an integrated education system, where […]

‘No exclusions from London schools’ vows Lib Dem mayoral candidate

No child will be permanently excluded from mainstream schools in London if the Liberal Democrats win next year’s mayoral election, the party’s candidate to take on Sadiq Khan has pledged. Siobhan Benita made the pledge in a speech to the Lib Dem party conference in Bournemouth yesterday. However, her plans been been branded “recklessly detrimental” […]

Ministers to consider post-results university admissions

The government will consider whether pupils should apply to university after receiving their A-level results, after the education secretary backed a review of university admissions. Gavin Williamson has today expressed his support for a review by the Office for Students, which seeks to clamp down on hard-sell tactics used by some institutions, as well as […]