Staff wellbeing

A year after the new Ofsted framework was introduced, the NAHT has found it is having a worse impact than the one it replaced

As a Tes investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem

NEU calls for ‘sea change’ in treatment of support staff, as survey raises concerns that they ‘subsidise the education system with their own time and health’

Review of the 2021 initial teacher training reforms finds that they led to more consistent programmes but implementation placed ‘strain’ on providers and schools

Education secretary puts her confidence in Sir Martyn Oliver on record in letter responding to Tory criticism, and also confirms she is working with Ofsted on inspection framework reforms

The DfE is pushing ahead with improving maternity pay to help keep new mothers in the job, but what about the dads who are teachers? Better paternity support would benefit the whole sector, experts tell Zofia Niemtus

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