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21 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

New academy trust pledges not to hire unqualified teachers

A new sixth form-led academy chain has announced it will only hire qualified or trainee teachers in a bid to shake off the negative history of the academies programme. The Challenge Academy Trust, which runs five schools and a sixth-form college in the north-west, has even signed an agreement with teaching unions to guarantee this […]

Labour planning to bring PFI contracts ‘back in house’

Labour would return existing PFI contracts to government control, its shadow chancellor announced today, though some have warned that this could be difficult considering international firms are often involved in the financial structures. Speaking at the party’s annual conference in Brighton, John McDonnell said that, if elected, he would act to put an end to the […]

Pupil arrested after school welfare officer stabbed

A woman is being treated in hospital after she was stabbed at a school in Scunthorpe. The 61-year-old, a welfare officer at Winterton Community Academy, is said to have sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after the incident that took place this morning. A 16-year-old pupil at the school has been arrested on suspicion of attempted […]

Almost 9 in 10 schools still face cuts under new funding plans, unions warn

The vast majority of English schools still face real-terms cuts to their budgets under revised government funding plans, teaching unions have warned. Justine Greening last week unveiled plans to guarantee primary and secondary schools a minimum amount of per-pupil funding. However, even taking these changes into account, 88 per cent of schools will effectively lose money […]

Angela Rayner: I want to ‘change’ grammar schools

Angela Rayner has said she wants to change the way grammar schools work, and indicated that proposals to “change” the system in selective areas will feature in her Labour Party conference speech. The shadow education secretary told a fringe event in Brighton this evening that she wanted to make changes that would help parents currently […]

INVESTIGATION: Did schools reinvest their money from playing field sales?

Schools are not using money raised from selling playing fields into new sports facilities despite promises to the contrary, a Schools Week investigation has revealed. Schools and councils with surplus land, including disused playing fields, can seek government permission to sell it off but, in most cases, are obliged to use at least some of […]

Private school in rare move to re-brand as ‘grammar school’

A private school in the West Midlands has taken the unusual step of rebranding as a “grammar school”, and will focus on training its primary pupils for the 11-plus test. St Dominic’s Brewood, an all-through independent school in Staffordshire, has changed its name to St Dominic’s Grammar School and introduced the 11-plus for new pupils […]

Labour should move on from the academies debate, says Angela Rayner

The Labour Party should “move on” from the debate over academies and focus on campaigning for greater controls over the way they are run, the shadow education secretary has said. Speaking to Schools Week ahead of the Labour Party conference, Angela Rayner no longer wants to get “bogged down” in debates on the merits of […]

Plymouth CAST receives financial notice to improve

One of England’s largest academy chains has been issued with a financial notice to improve by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Plymouth CAST, an academy trust that runs 35 schools, has had its spending powers restricted and been ordered to address “weak financial management and inadequate governance”. The trust, which is one of the government’s […]