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15 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Autumn statement: Grammars grants confirmed, but no schools funding boost

The government has today confirmed a £50 million annual capital investment to deliver new grammar schools, but school leaders hoping for additional cash to address “severe funding pressures” have been left empty-handed. The chancellor Philip Hammond said the capital funding for the expansion of selection, which was announced by the prime minister earlier this year, […]

Pilot ‘Teach North’ scheme to boost school performance, report demands

The government needs to improve its teacher supply model and pilot a ‘Teach North’ training project to improve school performance in the north of England, a leading academies boss has urged. A review of the role of schools in the government’s ‘northern powerhouse’, by Dixons Academies chief executive Sir Nick Weller, has found that teacher effectiveness is […]

RSC Guide: Rebecca Clark, South-west England

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you up to date, Schools Week is running four updates in which Freddie Whittaker looks at two RSC areas each week. Who’s new, who’s still there – and how they are doing on those all-important academisation rates. […]

Schools boost Ofsted grades despite deteriorating performance, report finds

More than one in ten ‘good’ secondary schools were promoted to outstanding grades by Ofsted despite having a “significant deterioration” in academic performance, a new analysis has revealed. Research by the Education Policy Institute, published today, found large numbers of schools are maintaining positive Ofsted grades despite “significant deterioration” in results. The analysis of Ofsted […]

RSC Guide: Tim Coulson, East of England and north-east London

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you up to date, Schools Week is running four updates in which Freddie Whittaker looks at two RSC areas each week. Who’s new, who’s still there – and how they are doing on those all-important academisation rates. […]

Affluent schools more likely to improve Ofsted grade, and 3 other key findings from EPI Ofsted report

The Education Policy Institute has released a major piece of research based on Ofsted inspection outcomes and school performance and demographic data. The report, School Inspection in England: Is There Room to Improve, offers insight into how prior attainment and disadvantage of pupils can affect a school’s Ofsted grading, and raises questions about the watchdog’s effectiveness in judging […]

Schools to foot bill as councils top-slice apprenticeship levy

Schools across England are being told by councils that they must foot the bill for the government’s apprenticeship levy, regardless of whether or not they employ their own staff, a Schools Week investigation has revealed. The levy, which comes in next April, will see all employers, including councils and multi-academy trusts, in England with wage bills […]

Barton succeeds in challenge for ASCL post

School leaders face a landmark decision that will shape the future direction of their union as either a professional association or campaigning force after a headteacher won the right to challenge the leadership favourite. Head Geoff Barton (pictured left) will challenge Chris Kirk (pictured right), an education consultant, for the top job in the Association […]

High and low attainers do worst in fully selective areas, new data reveals

Pupils with low and high prior attainment are less likely to pass five GCSEs in fully selective areas, a Schools Week analysis of government data can reveal. High and low-attaining pupils had higher GCSE pass rates in areas without selection or with partial selection, calling into question the reliability of using the blunt pass rate […]