Staff wellbeing

Lucy Powell also opens the door to removing the limits on how much headteachers can be paid

One trust alone is spending £100K a year handling a huge rise in requests for personal data, which are often fuelled by parents using AI tools

School inspection has lost sight of the principles behind its last fundamental reform – but there could be a way back, argues Adrian Lyons, former HMI and Ofsted national subject lead

New complaints service will be able to make recommendations about grading to Ofsted’s chief inspector

The school leaders’ union becomes the third union to state that it has no confidence in Ofsted’s leadership, saying that reform of inspection has been ‘dishonest’

School leadership teams have been ‘breaking down’ over inspection pressures, National Governance Association survey finds

A leader reflects on some practical and philosophical ways you can channel experience and confidence into a new job, rather than being waylaid by self-doubt

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

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

Despite Ofsted welcoming findings from an independent evaluation of its inspections, heads’ leaders question Sir Martyn Oliver’s claim that the watchdog is ‘on the right track’

ASCL’s senior members are meeting this week to decide how to take ‘more assertive action’ over inspection concerns

Teachers who experience severe student behaviour are more likely to report suffering migraines, nausea and high blood pressure, finds NASUWT survey