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17 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

ASCL ‘forgotten third’ inquiry mulls 鈥榮tage not age鈥� testing call

An influential commission on the future of GCSEs is considering recommending an end to the comparable outcomes system and a move to “stage not age” testing of pupils. Leadership union ASCL launched its “forgotten third” inquiry last October to examine the plight of those pupils who fail to achieve a grade 4 in their GCSE […]

We must be more 鈥榝orensic鈥� in funding campaign, Barton warns

Tales of teachers having to buy equipment for their schools are “unhelpful” and are eclipsing the more serious impact of education funding cuts, the leader of a headteachers’ union has said. Geoff Barton, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told Schools Week heads and teachers need to find a “different […]

Hinds to announce wellbeing focus at ASCL conference

Damian Hinds has commissioned his fifth advisory group since taking office – this time looking at boosting school teacher and leader wellbeing. The education secretary will tell the annual conference of school leaders’ union ASCL today the group will lead the government’s efforts to look at “how teachers and school leaders can be better supported […]

Majority of MATs achieve ‘below average’ progress for 16 to 18-year-olds

New data released by the government today shows 54 per cent of multi-academy trusts achieved a below or well-below-average progress scores for their sixth formers last year. For the first time, the Department for Education has published MAT league tables for 16 to 18 provision, covering 50 academy trusts across England. The tables rank the […]

Government to fund free sanitary products in secondary schools

The chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has announced plans to fund free sanitary products for pupils in secondary schools and colleges – but those in primary schools will miss out. During his spring statement today, Hammond said the funding would be made available from September. However, no further details about the funding, including the […]

London schools lack ‘ability and resources’ to tackle knife crime – Ofsted

Schools in London don’t receive enough support to tackle knife crime, Ofsted has warned. New research from the watchdog found schools lack the “ability or the resources to counter the complex societal problems behind the rise in knife crime”. Some schools shy away from using searches or specific education programmes because they are worried about sending […]

Schools are ignoring rules over knife exclusions, Ofsted warns

Schools “may be doing children a disservice” by failing to follow statutory guidance on excluding pupils, Ofsted has warned. The watchdog said the most “striking examples” were of teenage girls being excluded for carrying a knife for the purposes of self-harm. “In those examples, headteachers were clear that, if other children had seen the knife, […]

New Ambition Institute wants degree-awarding powers

A new “graduate school” set up to aid the development of teachers at all levels of the school system wants to obtain degree-awarding powers. Melanie Renowden, interim chief executive at the Ambition Institute, told Schools Week her organisation is “working towards degree-awarding powers”. We’re working towards degree-awarding powers The new charity was formed through the […]

New ‘Ambition Institute’ launched following ASL and IfT merger

Education organisations Ambition School Leadership and the Institute for Teaching have been rebranded as the “Ambition Institute”, a single graduate school with a focus on supporting the development of school teachers and leaders. The two groups officially merged last year, initially keeping both names. Today’s rebrand marks the beginning of a new chapter for the charity following […]