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16 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Ofsted annual report: 130 schools not rated ‘good’ for over a decade

The schools watchdog has identified 130 schools that have not been rated ‘good’ for over 10 years, despite investment and attention. Although Ofsted’s 2016-17 annual report paints an improving picture of England’s schools – 90 per cent of primaries and 79 per cent of secondaries are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ – some continue to […]

Computing teachers to get 40 hours of training to upskill

Computing teachers without qualifications in their subject will receive at least 40 hours of continuing professional development through an £84 million programme announced in the chancellor’s autumn budget. Nick Gibb, the schools minister, has shed further light on the government’s plans to “upskill” 8,000 computer science teachers. In a written answer to a question from […]

Justine Greening at education questions: 5 things we learned

The education secretary Justine Greening took questions from MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon. Here are the five most important things we learned: 1. A QTS consultation and a new social mobility plan are due this week The government will publish its long-awaited consultation on qualified teacher status this week, Greening said. This […]

Consultation on strengthening QTS to run over Christmas

A consultation on the government’s plans to strengthen qualified teacher status (QTS) will be published this week, Justine Greening has announced. The education secretary told MPs today the long-awaited proposals on teacher qualifications will be revealed “later this week”. The timing of the release of the consultation means it will run over Christmas. The government […]

Ofsted leadership approval soars under Spielman

A survey of civil servants working at the schools watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and ability to manage change this year. The 2017 civil service people survey has offered the first glimpse into life at the inspectorate under Amanda Spielman, who took over as chief inspector from Sir Michael Wilshaw in […]

Academy trusts will appear in January鈥檚 league tables

Next year, the public will be able to see for themselves how well multi-academy trusts are doing in the school performance league tables for the first time. From January 25 next year, academy trusts will be included alongside individual schools on the Department for Education’s website, as it seeks to make information about trusts more […]

Revealed: The two schools ‘double-bounced’ between sponsors

Crawshaw Academy and Wigan UTC are the only two schools to have been rebrokered twice since records began, the government has revealed. The Department for Education has responded to questions from the parliamentary education committee about the movement of schools between academy trusts. In its response, the government said that Crawshaw Academy in Pudsey, West […]

Schools fail to ‘obtain’ nationality data on quarter of pupils

Schools failed to obtain nationality data for a quarter of their pupils this year, indicating a significant resistance to the controversial new requirement to collect it from school staff, parents and pupils. New government data shows the information was successfully collected from around three quarters of the 8.1 million pupils who were registered in January. […]