General
Friday
17th Jan 2025
Rob Haring to step down as CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust
Having led the 31-school trust since its inception in 2011, Rob Haring will retire at the end of December
Ofsted needs full reform - or things will just get worse
School leaders fear changes to inspection aren’t going in the right direction – and it’s up to Ofsted to prove them wrong, says NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman
The future of work: 6 trends schools need to know
A new World Economic Forum report reveals a raft of insights into how careers may evolve and how schools can ensure pupils are ready for an ever-changing world
Is a HALO the key to improving attendance?
One MAT has created a new staff role, the home-academy liaison officer, to target persistent absence. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears what it involves and what impact it is having
Why Labour-supporting trusts are not ‘flying pigs’
Trusts and Labour are not in opposition but the narrative of the moment has created a political divide where none exists, argues E-ACT CEO Tom Campbell
CST calls for changes to DfE bill over pay flexibility
The Confederation of School Trusts is ‘very concerned’ about the schools part of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Heads urge Ofsted to delay new inspections until 2026
Over 90% of heads do not have confidence in Ofsted being able to design an effective new inspection framework, NAHT warns
Lack of trust in Ofsted ‘almost irreversible’
Headteachers’ support service warns that it is still receiving ‘traumatic’ calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections
Exclusive
Thursday
16th Jan 2025
Ofsted considers longer safeguarding inspection insights
Binary judgements for schools on safeguarding are likely to remain, although they could change from ‘effective’ or ‘ineffective’ to either ‘met’ or ‘not met’
Defined list of teacher responsibilities ‘not helpful’, says DfE
The DfE has responded to recommendations from the previous Commons Education Select Committee on how to address the teacher recruitment and retention crisis
Breakfast club guidance: all you need to know
From the food you can provide to how the new clubs need to work alongside wraparound care provision, here are the key insights on how the DfE expects breakfast clubs to operate
Providers get £41m to deliver combined ITT and ECF framework
Tes previously revealed the four providers that had been selected to deliver the rolled-together Initial Teaching Training and Early Career Framework