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Ofsted is now “at the limit” of what it can do with scarce resources, a senior official has admitted, after the government’s own spending watchdog warned of “significant challenges”. Luke Tryl, Ofsted’s director of corporate strategy, said his organisation does not feel it should go “any further” in reducing the amount of time spent on […]

Ofsted’s value for money has been called into question in a damning report by the National Audit Office. The spending watchdog evaluated the inspectorate’s performance, and raised concerns about budget cuts, missed targets and problems with retention of inspectors. Here are six of the most interesting findings. 1. 8 per cent of new free schools […]

The government is under pressure from Ofsted to authorise more regular inspections of ‘outstanding’ schools, following complaints to the inspectorate from parents. Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of schools, believes the quality of education at some schools currently exempt from inspection may have deteriorated, and has warned the Department for Education that the rule that […]

MPs have grilled the schools minister Nick Gibb for almost two hours over the government’s grammar school expansion plans, academy trust accountability and teacher pay. Here are the five most important things we learned. 1. Selective schools could lower 11-plus pass mark to get expansion cash Grammar schools hoping to get their hands on a […]

A government scheme which promised schools up to £25,000 each to help improve the literacy and numeracy of year seven pupils has been unceremoniously scrapped, months after bidders were supposed to hear back. Last autumn, the Department for Education invited bids from teaching and research schools for “year 7 catch-up training”. Successful bidders would use […]

Nick Gibb will face questions from MPs about curriculum and assessment, teacher recruitment and retention and school accountability next week. The schools minister will appear in front of the parliamentary education committee on Tuesday May 22 at 10am. According to a committee spokesperson, the meeting will likely focus on what the government is doing to […]

Compulsory relationships and sex education will now “almost certainly” be delayed until 2020, after the government failed to meet a key milestone. Schools had been due to start teaching a compulsory RSE curriculum from September 2019, for which the government promised to publish guidance in “early 2018” to aid preparations. However, the response to a […]

Supporters of the Careers and Enterprise Company have been urged to tweet their backing for the under-fire organisation after MPs questioned its impact and transparency. In an email sent to “friends” of the organisation and seen by Schools Week, Claudia Harris, the company’s chief executive, asks supporters to “join us on twitter tomorrow to celebrate […]

Two new maths hubs will open in Cheshire and central Lancashire, taking the total number operating nationally to 37. Nick Gibb, the schools minister, will announce today that £1.75 million of existing funding will be handed to the two projects in the north of England. Maths hubs are each run by a lead school or […]