The government is being urged to “examine more closely” the reasons pupils leave state schools after analysis found a surge ...

Our new benchmarks aim to take the debate out of what the phrase means and set us on the path to consistent implementation ...

Conditions: the culture of the school or trust and the support on offer to turn theory into practice. Identity: ensuring the ...

The code of practice states that SENDCos ‘should’ be part of school leadership teams. This should be rephrased to ‘must’. Too ...

Support staff are the rarely-heralded workforce that keeps schools going. Parents know the valuable role our support staff play – teaching assistants, caterers, attendance advisers, technicians – all ...

As a former national lead for equalities with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, I am deeply concerned about the inclusion judgment at the heart of Ofsted’s new framework. The evidence suggests they have not ...

A trust CEO has blamed worsening behaviour in schools on “dreadful parents” who side-stepped the “reality of tough love” when ...

The government’s RISE school improvement divisions have unveiled their regional priorities, including “ensuring children feel ...

The poll found that Reform UK would win comfortably among those who went to state schools, with 33 per cent of the vote. The ...

Schools accused of refusing so many pupils it 'amounts to selection', capping cohorts to prevent in-year transfers and ...

Ofsted’s toolkit says they will be graded “urgent improvement” – the lowest grade – under the “curriculum, teaching and ...

The leadership of the NAHT headteachers’ union is considering whether to ballot members for industrial action over Ofsted ...