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21 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Government investigated 524 cases of SAT maladministration in 2016

Investigations into maladministration of key stage 1 test leaped by more than 50 per cent last year, while 65 sets of KS2 exam results were either annulled or amended. In its latest report into maladministration in the 2016 primary SATs exams, the Standards and Testing Agency reported and investigated 524 cases in total. The term […]

Association of Muslim Schools cannot appeal Al-Hijrah judgment, court rules

The Association of Muslim Schools is not allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court against a ruling that one of its members broke the law by segregating boys and girls. The Court of Appeal decided that the AMS cannot be named as an “interested party” in the case of Al-Hijrah school in Birmingham, which judges ruled […]

Matt Hood – Director, Institute for Teaching

For a man in his early 30s, Matt Hood has had a lot of jobs. But as the inaugural director of the Institute for Teaching chats excitedly from a sofa in his trendy Holborn office building, it quickly becomes apparent exactly how he’s managed to fit so much in. The same energy and work ethic […]

‘Mistrust’ between councils and residential special schools is harming pupils

A “striking level of mistrust” between residential special schools and councils isolates them from the rest of the education sector and causes negative outcomes for their pupils, a government report has warned. The combination of financial pressure on town halls and rising numbers of pupils with high needs, coupled with a feeling among these schools that […]

First for-profit free school rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

Ofsted has praised “inspirational leadership” at the first free school in England to be run by a for-profit company, rating it ‘good’ for the first time since it opened. IES Breckland in Suffolk was praised for its improving teaching quality and pupil progress . Inspectors complimented the “ambition” of and teamwork between the Sabres Education Trust, […]

Academy trust CEO Ian Bauckham to advise government on sex education

The government has appointed Ian Bauckham, a former headteacher and president of the Association of School and College leaders, to advise it on reforms to sex and relationships education, Justine Greening has announced. Under plans announced earlier this year, sex education will become compulsory in all schools including academies from September 2019. Relationships education will […]

Government investigates recruitment agency cold calls to teachers

Teachers are being targeted by “unprofessional” cold calls from recruitment agencies during school hours – and the government has vowed to investigate some of the firms responsible. The schools minister Nick Gibb said his department will “explore” the concerns raised by schools about the behaviour of some agencies, after a Conservative MP raised the issue […]

EXCLUSIVE: DfE last changed grammar school response in June — but still refuses to publish

The Department for Education is still refusing to publish the response to its consultation on grammar schools, even though submissions closed almost a year ago and the document has not changed since June, Schools Week can exclusively reveal. The ‘Schools that work for everyone’ consultation ran throughout autumn 2016 in preparation for the planned introduction […]