Government seeks to exempt CEOs from new support staff pay rules Consultation launched on the definition of support staff ahead of launch of new pay body
Trust secures new CEO as founding chief retires Replacement secured as Dean Ashton’s Reach South departure announced
Schools wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’ Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech
AI guidance for schools: 9 key findings for leaders Government toolkits say schools can use AI to write letters to parents, give pupil feedback and come up with lessons
Harris Federation scales back redundancies Schools Week revealed last month that 45 jobs were at risk
Academy trust pulls plug on merger after chair’s resignation Merger collapses amid trust’s concerns ‘there was no longer a secure foundation’ for plans to progress
‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed
Fewer teachers quit and more return: 10 key workforce findings Data suggests recruitment and retention pressures may be easing
Striking teachers tell trust to extend lunch break instead of lessons Teachers across 14 Outwood Grange trust schools to strike this week over plans to extend day past 2.30pm