Amid fierce criticism of its school inspections, Ofsted has been asked by education secretary Lucy Powell to go ‘back to the drawing board’. John Roberts assesses whether it can find a path out of thi ...

Union also considers indicative ballot on industrial action if more is not done to mitigate the impact of inspection on wellbeing ...

The Department for Education is open to creating more specialist provision packages as part of its plan for a framework in which “no children will fall through the gap”. These packages, which will set ...

Anxiety over periods is a major issue for girls, as Youth Sport Trust survey highlights gender divide in PE and physical activity participation levels ...

The experience of colleges with government pay controls suggests academy trusts will be left in limbo waiting for executive ...

A researcher shares lessons from a study of seven schools where disadvantaged pupils beat national averages for reading and writing at the end of key stage 2 ...

A new requirement for trusts to work together brings up the question of how to do that well. Professor Michael Green breaks down four approaches to collaboration that deliver real impact ...

NEU calls for tests to be scrapped after survey highlights teachers’ fears that they will narrow the curriculum and crank up ...

An independent report into the new Ofsted framework offers positive signs that inspections are doing what they were designed to do, despite identifying areas to improve, argues Lee Owston ...

Feeling overwhelmed and high levels of distrust have also been identified as core challenges in a new study into primary to secondary transition, finds Jasmine Norden ...

International schools have historically been not-for-profit institutions set up to serve expats, but the schools now being opened overseas by UK private brands are different, says this experienced hea ...

Sarah Bennett, who is the current CEO of Inspiring Futures through Learning, will lead the new 43-school trust ...