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A private Christian school in east London is under investigation over “serious concerns” about its governance. The Charity Commission has frozen the bank accounts of the Grangewood Educational Association, which runs the Grangewood Independent Primary School in Forest Gate, and appointed interim managers. The watchdog has “serious concerns” about governance at the charity, which was […]

Planned reforms to children and young people’s mental health services “lack any ambition” and will put additional pressure on teachers without providing schools with extra resources, two powerful parliamentary committees have warned. The education and health committees have published ‘Failing a generation’, a joint report that tears apart the government’s green paper on children and […]

The government has ignored headteachers and failed to “pay attention” to the fallout from its own policies, Angela Rayner said today. Addressing headteachers at the annual conference of school leaders’ union NAHT in Liverpool, the shadow education secretary said the government “wouldn’t survive their own Ofsted inspection”, as she attacked restrictions on teacher pay and […]

School leaders are being forced out of the profession by rising workloads, falling pay and a lack of support, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner warned today. Ahead of a speech to headteachers at the NAHT union’s annual conference in Liverpool, she warned that the government “is making it impossible for our schools to keep the leadership […]

Headteachers know “better than the Department for Education” how to improve their schools, and should be trusted to “get on with the job”, the education secretary said today. Speaking at the annual conference of school leaders’ union NAHT this afternoon, Damian Hinds outlined his plans to save schools from the “spectre” of accountability. It follows […]

The education secretary was in a conciliatory mood as he addressed his first NAHT union conference today. Damian Hinds spoke to heads about accountability, teacher recruitment and retention, and funding when he appeared on stage in Liverpool. Here’s what he said.   I’m delighted to join you here today, and for the opportunity to speak […]

A £5 million sabbatical fund will give experienced teachers the opportunity to take a break from the classroom, Damian Hinds will announce. The education secretary will set out the government’s initial response to its consultation on ‘Strengthening qualified teacher status (QTS) and improving career progression for teachers’ during his speech to the annual conference of […]

New ‘principles’ for school accountability have been published by the Department for Education. The document sets out how the government will approach school accountability following sweeping changes to the system it uses, which are due to be unveiled by education secretary Damian Hinds today. Here is the full text. Principles for a clear and simple […]