The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed four new non-executive board members to serve for the next three years.

Referrals to the government’s anti-terrorism Prevent scheme for young people will be “routinely” escalated so more vulnerable ...

The government will spend £2 million on a “writing framework” to “articulate a common approach to teaching”, as well as reading and writing professional development and a fund for secondary resources.

Ofsted has this week published new ‘toolkits’ which explain how inspectors will assess and grade schools in each of the ...

Academy trusts could be on the verge of going bust, a major report has warned, with even the biggest MATs taking a financial ...

Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to reform its inspection framework and introduce new 'report cards' ...

Presently, academy trusts have freedom to depart from the school teachers’ pay and conditions document (STPCD), which applies ...

Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver has said plans for new report cards are “revolutionary” for parents, and will “reset the bar” to raise standards. Here is a full Q&A from Oliver’s interview with Schools ...

Merger plans that would create England’s second biggest MAT have been given the greenlight, after being referred to ministers to rule on. Delta Academies Trust boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale ...

Report cards will judge schools on eight areas, plus safeguarding. Early years and sixth forms will also have their own ...

Schools must record every “significant” use of reasonable force against pupils and report them to parents “as soon as ...

After joining Unity Schools Partnership, the school was rated ‘good’ in 2023. Inspectors said “leaders have transformed the ...