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Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards

An investigation revealed the same paragraph was used in report cards for 12 different schools The post Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards first appeared

‘Schoolboy error’ sees smaller schools escape RISE low attainment crackdown

The DfE has not contacted some primaries potentially needing RISE support because low pupil numbers mean data goes unpublished The post ‘Schoolboy error’ sees smaller schools escape RISE

Absence fines level out after post-Covid surge

Unions argue new £80 penalties are not ‘much of a deterrent’ amid fresh calls for limits on travel firm school holiday price rises The post Absence fines level

Only suspend pupils for most serious behaviour, DfE tells schools

New suspensions guidance coming with white paper, but headteachers to retain autonomy The post Only suspend pupils for most serious behaviour, DfE tells schools first appeared on Schools

Attendance and behaviour hubs: 29 more lead schools revealed

Schools Week obtains list of additional lead schools, with several more due to be announced later this week The post Attendance and behaviour hubs: 29 more lead schools

‘No evidence’ of political partiality at school that postponed MP visit – Ofsted

Inspectors praise ‘diverse and inclusive’ Bristol school after emergency monitoring inspection The post ‘No evidence’ of political partiality at school that postponed MP visit , Ofsted first appeared

Three lessons to give schools great governance 

Experience shows that governors can provide powerful insights into the wider community, while others share their professional strategic know-how, says Ian Dewes The post Three lessons to give

The long, lonely wait for SEND help

As schools and families await the white paper, Schools Week speaks to three families who have found specialist provision hard to come by The post The long, lonely

Why Holocaust education matters more than ever, and how schools can lead the way

If schools step up, they can ensure that the next generation inherits not only the facts of the Holocaust but the moral clarity that must accompany them The

Ministers to trial AI tutoring in England’s schools

Government claims pilot ‘could support up to 450,000 children a year on free school meals to access one to one tutoring’ The post Ministers to trial AI tutoring