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17 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Heads divided on Labour academies plan, but Wilshaw says it’s ‘bonkers’

It would be a “huge mistake” to hand academies back to local authorities, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the former chief inspector of schools has said. Plans announced by Labour to allow councils to take back academies from failing trusts have divided opinion in the schools community, with some heads in favour but others concerned that the […]

Shadow minister: 鈥榃e鈥檒l ban Ofsted banners鈥�

A future Labour government would ban schools from displaying banners promoting their Ofsted grade, the shadow schools minister has said, as he accused the watchdog of “measuring class rather than quality”. Labour MP Mike Kane told a fringe meeting at his party’s annual conference today that the “floppy banners”, which are controversial because they often […]

Rayner: 鈥業鈥檒l turn my back on Gove鈥檚 reforms鈥�

Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, plans to “turn her back” on Michael Gove’s school reforms, she said today. The MP told a Guardian fringe event at the Labour Party conference that party policies going forward will focus on “collaboration not competition” and ending “fat cat salaries”, indicating she will seek to address concerns about […]

Bright Tribe founder resigns from 拢31k-a-year private school

Michael Dwan, founder of the Bright Tribe academy trust, has resigned as chair of governors at a private school in Cumbria after eight years at the helm. Dwan’s departure from Windermere School, which charges up to £31,335 a year for boarding pupils, comes after a recent BBC Panorama investigation into his role at Bright Tribe. […]

DfE has ‘no plans’ to scrap national schools commissioner role

The government has announced it has “no plans” to scrap the role of the national schools commissioner, putting to bed rumours that a review of school accountability policies could see the job axed. The move to appoint Dominic Herrington (pictured) to replace Sir David Carter as the new NSC on a part-time, interim basis earlier […]

Academy’s new start delayed by deficit discussions

An academy run by the doomed Education Fellowship Trust has still not been transferred to its new sponsor, 20 months after the government first threatened it with intervention. The Wrenn Academy in Wellingborough is the last school left on TEFT’s roster after 11 others were rebrokered to new trusts following financial problems and concerns over […]

Delete pupil nationality data or face legal action, campaigners warn ministers

The Department for Education faces being reported to the Information Commissioner if it does not agree to delete data collected on pupils’ nationality and country of birth over the past two years. More than 20 human rights and privacy campaign groups have signed a letter to Damian Hinds, the education secretary, urging him to destroy […]

Ofsted identifies 420 possible illegal schools

The number of possible illegal schools identified by Ofsted has risen to 420, up from 359 in March. However, only 55 schools have been closed or ceased to operate illegally since the watchdog established a special team to deal with the issue in 2016. Of the 55 settings that have closed or ceased operating illegally, […]

‘No evidence’ EU migration harms educational outcomes or school choice

There is “no evidence” that migration to the UK from Europe reduces the educational outcomes of non-migrant children or the choice of schools on offer to parents, according to an influential committee that advises the government. Research by the Migration Advisory Committee found that there is “no statistically significant relationship” between a higher migrant share […]