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Ofsted has published its first full report cards - for 21 schools that volunteered to be the first inspected under its new framework. Here's what the report cards show, and what leaders had to say... schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-publish…

'The increasing call for more special schools should be understood not as clear evidence of their necessity, but as a symptom of a wider system failure: our ongoing inability to educate students with more complex needs effectively in mainstream schools' schoolsweek.co.uk/given-the-choi…

'We might have been able to do it better, but it was as good as I knew how' Former academies minister Baroness @dianabarran reflects on her response to the RAAC crisis, ministerial churn and being serious on change... schoolsweek.co.uk/baroness-barra…

As Ofsted published its first full report cards for schools, leaders have shared their views on the new inspection and grading regime. Here's what they had to say... schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-publish…

📝 Exclusive: Ministers are set to publish data on the effectiveness of new RISE school improvement teams in the spring – but they won’t out individual advisers for poor performance schoolsweek.co.uk/impact-of-rise…

Leaders have shared their views on the new inspection regime after Ofsted published its first full report cards, for schools that volunteered for inspections under its new framework schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-publish…

📝 Exclusive: Ministers are set to publish data on the effectiveness of new RISE school improvement teams in the spring – but they won’t out individual advisers for poor performance schoolsweek.co.uk/impact-of-rise…

📰 Schools news: The weekly round-up Check out this week's news summary. If you still need to register for our newsletter updates, you can sign-up at the below link.   🔗 mailchi.mp/mkt.educations…

'We aspire to strong and exceptional, of course. But expected isn’t 'nearly there' – it really does signal that a school is doing the right things consistently and well' A leader reflects on their experience of four report card inspections... schoolsweek.co.uk/what-we-learne…

'If we get this right, NPQs will remain a shared, evolving entitlement to serious professional growth, owned by the profession as much as it is sponsored by the government' schoolsweek.co.uk/we-need-your-i…

Exclusive: Ministers are set to publish data on the effectiveness of new RISE school improvement teams in the spring – but they won’t out individual advisers for poor performance schoolsweek.co.uk/impact-of-rise…

Four primary school headteachers have shared their joy at being awarded MBEs in the New Year Honours List, along with details of the work that has led to the recognition schoolsweek.co.uk/primary-headte…

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Four primary school headteachers awarded MBEs in the New Year Honours List have spoken of their joy, and what has led to their recognition schoolsweek.co.uk/primary-headte…

💸 A trouble-hit academy trust has admitted it did not conduct internal financial checks as its deficit swelled to more than £8 million and it received another government loan to keep it afloat schoolsweek.co.uk/no-internal-au…

'Gobsmacked' and 'elated': Four serving primary school headteachers have spoken of their joy at being awarded MBEs in the New Year Honours List schoolsweek.co.uk/primary-headte…

Exclusive: Ministers are being urged to settle debate over their desired make-up of academy trusts after a huge MAT opted to give up two special schools it believes are better off in a SEND chain Read more 🔽 schoolsweek.co.uk/call-for-minis…

🏫 Exclusive: Ministers are being urged to settle debate over their desired make-up of academy trusts after a huge MAT opted to give up two special schools it believes are better off in a SEND chain schoolsweek.co.uk/call-for-minis…

ICYMI: A trouble-hit academy trust has admitted it did not conduct internal financial checks as its deficit swelled to more than £8 million and it received another government loan to keep it afloat schoolsweek.co.uk/no-internal-au…