More from this theme Recent articles Did you know that there are no accurate statistics about the number of care-experienced children in our schools? Perhaps that’s why the government has found it so easy to cut the funding that’s meant to support them. In fact, did you even know that... Read more

More from this theme Recent articles With over 600 schools identified as ‘stuck’ (those that have had successive Ofsted grades of less than ‘good’) and the sector still grappling with the lasting impacts of the pandemic, budget constraints and rising student needs, the question of how to best drive improvement... Read more

More from this theme Recent articles The government has made a lot of noise about the impact of technology on young people. So it was surprising, just as students were getting ready to sit their GCSEs, to read that the Department for Education is trialling an app that could signal... Read more

More from this theme Recent articles Surrey council’s decision to “restrict” communications about constituents’ education issues is “deeply troubling”, say MPs in the county. Last week, the council emailed 13 local MPs to say the local authority “will no longer provide a response to individual cases where a more appropriate... Read more

Recent articles Five hundred schools will get “intensive support” from new joint attendance and behaviour hubs, the government has announced, with a new team of ambassadors set to be appointed to help cut school absences. Applications are set to open today for 90 “best of the best” lead schools for... Read more

More from this theme Recent articles Stuck schools will be held accountable even if support brokered for them by the government RISE teams fails to turn them around. The improvement divisions will instead be charged with making “sure delivery is happening” and “monitoring plans”, Department for Education director general John... Read more