The last authority-maintained secondary in Sheffield has demanded ministers tear up its academy order after the school overturned an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted... schoolsweek.co.uk/ministers-told…

The use of permanent exclusions by schools has begun to rise again after a pandemic lull, while suspension rates are the highest in at least seven years schoolsweek.co.uk/exclusions-up-…

The Department for Education's annual accounts are out: 💰 £50k pay-offs in ministerial merry-go-round 💰 £20m shelled out for voluntary exits 💰 Councils facing 'financial failure' over high needs deficits schoolsweek.co.uk/50k-minister-p…

Promoting wellbeing in schools shouldn’t just be seen as a way to improve behaviour and attainment, says researcher Ros McLellan, as she analyses the success of wellbeing initiatives around the globe in this Tes archive article tes.com/magazine/teach…

Exclusive, I think: DfE dramatically cutting safeguarding checks on academy trusts as it “streamlines” regulation of the sector educationuncovered.co.uk/news/165351/df…

Not just CASE saying it. LGA, too. x.com/LGAcomms/statu…

‘Not going to school is not always simply “refusal” or “defiance” but a response to feelings of overwhelming anxiety, stress and fear,’ says Dr Cat Halligan in this Tes archive article as she explains how to support pupils experiencing EBSA tes.com/magazine/teach…

This year's A-level students will need to be 'quick off the mark' on results day if they wish to study at a top university because competition for clearing places will be tougher, warns UCAS chief tes.com/magazine/news/…

Council-maintained schools in England outperforming academies in Ofsted ratings theguardian.com/education/2023…

V important to be thinking about this. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… Politicians do indeed seem to enact education policy with little thought re impact on pupil mental health. Is this because it's just too hard to do so/monitoring test data is much easier? Needs attention, in any case.

This is all much bigger than just RAAC. Before that time bomb exploded, the NAO said in June: - 700k pupils learning in schools needing major repairs - 38% of school buildings beyond their design life - there’s a £2bn A YEAR capital funding shortfall schoolsweek.co.uk/700k-pupils-in…

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says despite Hunt's spend what it takes promise | Independent ow.ly/lgc830sx2wN

The DfE seems to continue to have too much time in its hands. Or perhaps a guilty conscience? UK government keeping files on teaching assistants and librarians’ internet activity theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

In a landscape where the shortage of teachers threatens the quality of education, it’s time for school and MAT leaders to embrace teacher apprenticeships, says BestPracticeNetwork. #GetIntoTeaching #ITT #TraintoTeach schoolsweek.co.uk/why-teacher-ap… (Sponsored Post)

Barran ‘worries’ teachers ‘don’t believe’ pledge to cut workload schoolsweek.co.uk/barran-worries…

Too many pupils are not being taught by a teacher with subject expertise or interest, warn seven subject associations for English, geography, science, history, citizenship, PE and RE tes.com/magazine/news/…

Schools warn of exclusions spike after sudden SEND budget cut | Schools Week ow.ly/HLNK30sEwrB

'Rural schools could disappear entirely and if they do, I fear they won’t come back': Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust chief Dan Morrow says small schools urgently need government support amid a falling pupil population tes.com/magazine/analy…

This week’s top posts: Academies’ privatised secondary schools are putting profit first #Croydon #CronxWatch ⁦@antiacademies⁩ ⁦Fiona Millar⁩ ⁦Harris Beulah Hill⁩ ⁦OasisAcademyCoulsdon⁩ insidecroydon.com/2024/08/19/aca…

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