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John Roberts

John Roberts is SEND and inclusion editor at Tes magazine

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Ofsted warning over shortage of computing teachers
Ofsted’s latest subject review looks at what the computing curriculum should include
General
17 May 2022
Ofsted warning over shortage of computing teachers
DfE ‘riding roughshod’ over governors on academies
Governance chief questions plan to allow councils to academise schools without their support
General
16 May 2022
DfE ‘riding roughshod’ over governors on academies
Zahawi apologises to heads for Bank Holiday tutoring letter
But education secretary Nadhim Zahawi defends plans to publish school NTP data and insists it is ‘not a new accountability measure’
General
13 May 2022
Nadhim Zahawi has apologised for writing to schools on a Bank Holiday to announce new league tables based on the National Tutoring Programme.
Schools Bill: Everything you need to know
The DfE has published plans to create new powers over academies, private schools and attendance. Here are the key announcements
General
12 May 2022
The government has published its new Schools Bill. Here is everything you need to know.
Schools Bill: New powers to sanction and close MATs
DfE says new powers are needed as it has not always been able to adequately intervene in failing multi-academy trusts
General
12 May 2022
The DfE is setting out new powers to allow the education secretary to intervene and ultimately terminate multi academy trusts' funding agreements.
Schools Bill: DfE wants councils to bid to academise schools
New Schools Bill would mean councils could apply to move some maintained schools into multi-academy trusts without governors’ consent
General
12 May 2022
Councils are to be given new powers to apply for schools to be converted into academies.