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15 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Corbyn: I’ll tax private school fees to fund free meals for primary pupils

Jeremy Corbyn will announce tomorrow that a Labour government would extend universal free school meals to all primary school pupils, and charge parents VAT on private school fees to pay for it. Labour says the extension of free school meals to juniors would cost between £700 and £900 million a year and will improve pupil […]

UTC that ‘knocked pupils’ aspirations’ put in special measures

A university technical college (UTC) that knocked the confidence and aspirations of pupils after putting them on the wrong courses has been placed in special measures. Ofsted rated Bolton UTC inadequate in all areas following an inspection in February, prompted by concerns over the effectiveness of safeguarding, and quality of leadership and management. The college, […]

Union leaders spurn NEU’s merger call

Education unions are not queuing up to join the National Education Union, the new teacher union created by a merger of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). None has any plans to join the union or wants to discuss the matter, Schools Week has learned. The news […]

Greening heralds 拢2.4bn school capital funding, but money isn’t new

The Department for Education has outlined how it will spend £2.4 billion in school capital funding in the coming years, but has confirmed that none of the investment is new money. Justine Greening, the education secretary, says councils will get almost £1 billion in 2020-21 to create 60,000 of the 600,000 school places needed by […]

Pupils to book lessons via app at new studio school

An unconventional 14 to 19 school with an eight-hour day, no homework and a system that allows pupils to use their laptops to book extra lessons will open in Cheshire this September. Christleton International Studio will open on the site of Queen’s Park High School in Handbridge, near Chester, and is planning new systems to […]

Ofqual omits ‘strong’ grade from new GCSE guidance

The exams regulator Ofqual has written to schools about proposed changes to new GCSE grades, but has left details of the government’s new “standard” and “strong” passes off its new aide-memoire. Sally Collier, the watchdog’s chief regulator, says in a letter sent today that she wants to inform schools that her organisation has “added to […]

‘Financial challenges’ at David Ross Education Trust prompt staff cuts

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has admitted facing “financial challenges” as it consults on plans to cut up to 40 support staff jobs across its schools. DRET, one of England’s largest academy trusts, has launched a consultation in a bid to save £1 million across its 32 primary and secondary schools, but says it […]

‘Post-Brexit Britain needs investment in teachers’ says Greening

Investment in teachers and school leaders is needed to transform social mobility, the Justine Greening has claimed in a speech in which she set out her thoughts on Brexit. However, no new initiatives or funding were announced during the address at the Social Mobility Commission conference this morning. Schools face real-terms cuts of up to £3 […]

Greening proposes scrapping KS1 SATs

The government will consult on a proposal to scrap key stage 1 SATs which could be replaced with a new baseline test at reception in order to create a more “stable and proportionate” primary assessment system. Justine Greening, the education secretary, first announced she would seek views on changes to primary testing last year. In […]