Ofsted: Trusts ‘not convinced’ judgments are ‘appropriate or optimal’ CST tells Ofsted’s Big Listen that a separate safeguarding judgment may have ‘merit’, but warns against rushed move to MAT inspections
Election delays 2024 academy trust handbook ESFA chief tells leaders vital guidance will be delayed until after country goes to the polls
Fully ban phones in schools if crackdown doesn’t work, say MPs Committee also calls for ‘kitemarking’ for education apps and better digital literacy education as it raises concerns over data and privacy
DfE in court over falling rolls academy plan High Court challenge over its decision to academise a school council planned to close amid falling rolls
Struggling schools miss out on 鈥榟ardship鈥� funding One local authority kept the entire government allocation to itself to cover its own deficit
Capital funding pot increasingly 鈥榩reserve of the rich鈥� Analysis shows half of academies that offered to cough up higher amounts got CIF funding
Ofsted: Teachers ‘underwhelmed’ by training opportunities Key findings from the second phase of the watchdog’s review into professional development
Teacher misconduct hearings delayed for up to eight years Three in ten current Teacher Regulation Agency cases were first referred more than two years ago.
Competition watchdog launches another probe into SIMs CMA probing concerns ESS SIMS could be ‘abusing’ its ‘dominant’ market position after Schools Week investigation