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24 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Record year for Teach First as two thirds of applicants pass screening

The education charity Teach First has recruited a record cohort of trainee teachers after almost two in three passed its screening process. This summer, 1,735 trainees will join the scheme, which places high-flying graduates who might not have considered teaching in schools serving disadvantaged communities. If the next prime minister wants the country to thrive, […]

ICO receives hundreds of unnecessary school referrals as leaders struggle with GDPR

The information watchdog dealt with hundreds of unnecessary referrals relating to schools in the year after tough new data protection rules were introduced. Of 1,385 school cases handled by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the first year of the general data protection regulations (GDPR), just 208 (15 per cent) resulted in orders to take […]

Review will consider whether headteacher standards should apply to academy CEOs

A review of the government’s headteacher standards will look at whether the guidance should also apply to multi-academy trust chief executives, says its new chair. Malcolm Trobe (pictured), the former acting general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, was appointed this week to lead a 12-member panel convened by the government to […]

Ex-ASCL boss to lead headteacher standards review group

Malcolm Trobe, the former acting general secretary of the ASCL school leaders’ union, will chair a 12-member panel convened to review the government’s headteacher standards. The standards, which are non-statutory, offer advice and best practice for heads, governors and aspiring school leaders. The government wants them to be “of more practical use for heads”, and […]

TBAP criticised by Ofsted over AP academy where a third of staff were absent

Ofsted has slammed an academy trust after inspectors arrived at one of its schools to find more than a third of staff were missing. The watchdog said the TBAP multi-academy trust had an “inaccurate” view of the effectiveness of TBAP Aspire AP Academy in Harlow, Essex, where inspectors found ineffective safeguarding, poor attendance and disruptive […]

Timpson: I expect DfE to fund my review recommendations

The chair of a landmark review of exclusions expects the government to fund proposals put forward in his report, despite a lack of firm commitments from ministers. Edward Timpson told MPs today that although he has received no “cast-iron guarantees” from ministers on funding for alternative provision, he is “working on the basis they have […]

Ministers likely to consider ‘soft progression’ of excluded pupils, says ex-minister

The government is likely to consider holding schools accountable for the “soft progression” of excluded pupils and not just their academic progress, a senior adviser to ministers has said. Edward Timpson, who chaired the government’s recent landmark review of exclusions, told MPs today he would be “surprised” if a consultation on a new accountability system […]