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22 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Give schools more money for free meals, say caterers

The government is under pressure to increase the money it gives schools to pay for free meals for infant pupils. The Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA), which represents school catering companies, has urged ministers to increase the amount of cash available to feed children. At present, primary schools get £2.30 per meal for […]

GDPR: Is the DfE failing to prepare schools for the new data future?

The Department for Education has acknowledged that more needs to be done to help schools prepare for strict new data protection laws, with just over a month left before they come into force. Teachers and leaders have been complaining that the government has not properly briefed schools on the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which […]

South Wiltshire UTC rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted

Another University Technical College has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, taking the total number in the category to six. Following an inspection in mid-February, South Wiltshire UTC was told its leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, outcomes for pupils and 16 to 19 study programmes were inadequate. Personal development, behaviour and welfare […]

Education committee to hold SEND inquiry

MPs on the parliamentary education committee will hold an inquiry into support for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The committee’s probe will examine the impact of “wide-reaching changes” to the SEND system introduced by the government in 2014. These reforms included a move to replace statements of SEND with education and health […]

DfE property company considers onsite housing for teachers

The government-backed company tasked with buying sites for new schools is looking at providing housing for teachers in new developments, its chief executive has revealed. Lara Newman (pictured below) has told an event in London that LocatED is “in the very early stages” of developing onsite housing for teachers at schools in some areas, though there […]

‘Bill of rights’ for excluded pupils must not be tick-box exercise

Leading figures from the special educational needs community have backed calls for a “bill of rights” to protect pupils excluded from school, but want it to be more than just a “tick-box” exercise. Jules Daulby, director of education at national charity the Driver Youth Trust, told MPs this morning that there “absolutely should be a […]

A NEU dawn: NUT and ATL hold final conferences

The National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers held their last conferences as separate unions over the Easter break. The two sections will meet as one amalgamated National Education Union next year. Schools Week’s political editor Freddie Whittaker attended so you didn’t have to. 1. Ofsted ‘overstepped the mark’ during hijab row […]

Most locked-out trainee teachers have failed their QTS skills test resits

Just six per cent of would-be trainee teachers locked out of the pre-qualifying test for their courses under old government rules have applied to take the tests again since the rule limiting resits was lifted, according to exclusive new figures seen by Schools Week. What’s more, the majority of formerly locked-out candidates who have repeated […]

ATL: ‘Keep parents from selectively withdrawing pupils from RE’

ATL has voted to stop parents “selectively” withdrawing their children from religious education lessons, claiming the practice is increasingly fuelled by antisemitism and Islamaphobia. Members of the union warned today that prejudiced parents are selectively using their right to withdraw to “isolate themselves and their children” from the beliefs of others. At its annual conference, […]