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Ofsted has revealed that men in its organisation are paid on average 8.1 per cent more than women. Bonuses at the organisation are also heavily weighted in favour of men, who receive on average £196, or 20.6 per cent more than women. Of Ofsted’s total workforce, 63 per cent are women. This is higher than […]

The government has doubled the amount of money on offer to schools that encourage more pupils to study maths at A-level. The new “advanced maths premium” announced in last year’s autumn budget was originally going to be worth £600 for every pupil studying the subject beyond GCSE. But the Department for Education has today announced that schools […]

The national schools commissioner has written to MPs to “clarify” his comments about visits made by top officials to the troubled Whitehaven Academy, after “discrepancies” were found in his evidence to a powerful parliamentary committee. Sir David Carter told the education select committee on December 5 that Janet Renou, the regional schools commissioner for the […]

Local councils, health services and police forces will have to involve schools in their safeguarding work from now on, the government has announced. Updated statutory guidance on ‘Working together to safeguard children’ will include an expectation that all schools be “given a voice” in the work of those who set local safeguarding policy. However, the […]

Catholic school leaders are cautious about a new drive to lift the cap on faith-based admissions, after some took a “huge financial risk” and had their “fingers burned” the last time it was promised, Schools Week has learned. Damian Hinds, the education secretary, pledged to lift the cap – which prevents free schools in areas […]

The new chief executive of the Cambridge Assessment Group has withdrawn from the role before he even started, citing “personal reasons”. Bill Anderson was due to take over from Simon Lebus on March 5, but has today announced that he will no longer be taking the job. “It is with great regret that, for purely […]

The government will press ahead with plans to hike the basic amount some small private schools pay for Ofsted inspections by more than 600 per cent. Following a consultation on proposals announced last October, the Department for Education announced today that the changes will go ahead. This is despite the majority of respondents to the […]

The school at the centre of a row over its decision to ban younger pupils from wearing the hijab remains ‘outstanding’, according to Ofsted inspectors sent in to investigate concerns about leadership and management. Inspectors said senior staff at St Stephen’s Primary School in east London continued to run an ‘outstanding’ school, but criticised the London […]