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Catholic trusts plan expansion in the North West
Proposals come after the launch of the Archdiocese of Liverpool’s academisation strategy and amid wider consolidation of Catholic schools
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Giving ex-Ofsted chief a seat in Lords ‘is inappropriate’
Headteacher groups write to the House of Lords to voice concerns over the reported nomination of former chief inspector Amanda Spielman
Scottish children’s commissioner: Too many children let down by education system
Nicola Killean calls on the Scottish government to 'urgently' redesign education, and criticises 'glacial' reform
Schools ‘can’t tackle violence against women and girls alone’
Schools should be teaching students about misogyny – but they need more help to address the problem, MSPs are told
Stem teacher ‘crisis’ sparks call for Scottish government action
Incentives are needed to attract teachers of subjects such as maths, physics and computing to end a 'vicious cycle', say the Lib Dems
SLS seeks new leader as Graham Hutton announces departure
School Leaders Scotland starts hunt for a new general secretary who will bring extensive experience of leadership in the secondary sector
Private school teachers at United Learning vote to strike
NEU members at 10 out of 14 independent schools run by United Learning have backed industrial action over pay
Unions warn FM of plans to ballot over class-contact time
Teaching unions have hit out at the Scottish government’s lack of progress on cutting the time teachers spend in front of classes, and say they are being ‘shut out of negotiations’
International schools worried by US anti-diversity agenda
The Council of International Schools' executive director reveals that the sector is also concerned about the impact of US 'policy changes and agency cuts'
Fears of further redundancies as school funding storm brews
Edapt has already recorded double the number of redundancy and restructuring cases in the past three months than in the whole of 2024, with concerns of more on the horizon
CST: RISE team focus on stuck schools a ‘deeply questionable’ use of public money
Confederation of School Trusts raises concern that the definition of stuck schools can include a school that got a less-than-'good' Ofsted grade before a trust took it on
Will the schools bill force good academies to close?
'Explosive' changes to school admissions have divided education leaders. Amid warnings about school closures, a loss of parent choice and ideological battles, 91¶¶Òõ looks at the likely impact of the legislation
SEND: 10,000 new places in mainstream and special schools
DfE warns that special schools are 8,000 students over capacity and highlights that fewer than one in 10 mainstream schools have specialist provision
Unfilled primary places at highest level since records began
There were 611,000 unfilled primary places in 2023-24, DfE data shows
Jenny Gilruth: Pupil behaviour is the ‘big’ priority
In an exclusive interview with 91¶¶Òõ Scotland, Scotland's education secretary sets out the key issues she is focused on during a crucial period of reform for the schools sector
Ofsted backs heads who ban phones, says Oliver
Chief inspector tells parents that schools have the power to ban phones 'and should ban them'
Schools need more targeted funding to improve attendance
Research report highlights need for more pastoral and mental health support to improve attendance
Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER
NFER's Jack Worth said the DfE's pay rise recommendation of 2.8% is now "unimaginable" in the light of new forecasts on average earnings growth
MATs told to seek DfE approval for ‘contentious transactions’
New guidance sets out what transactions may be considered 'novel, contentious and repercussive' amid a row over one academy trust's plan for an alternative pension scheme
Over 5,000 Scottish primary teachers on temporary contracts
Over 400 more primary teachers were on temporary contracts in 2024 than in 2019 – although the latest figures are an improvement on 2023
Classes ‘shivering’ in winter and ‘overheated’ in summer
Headteachers' leaders call on the chancellor to use her spring statement to address a £3.6bn shortfall in funding for school buildings
Ofsted parents’ survey on report cards ‘misses the point’
Headteachers' leaders voice fears that Ofsted grades in planned new inspections will be unreliable as research shows parents would prefer report cards to current system
Can metacognition be effective in the early years?
Helping children as young as 3 to 'reflect on their thinking' and 'make intentional choices about their learning' is the aim of Nord Anglia's ongoing research project
‘Interrupted learning’ pupil support more than doubles post-Covid
Today's figures also show that classroom teachers in Scottish schools now support over five times more pupils with ASN than in 2019
Delay Ofsted report cards and school profiles, heads urge
Ofsted's plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL