4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (405+ words) Upgrade to premium to save this article Teacher workload, staffing shortages and competing priorities are stretching schools" capacity to provide mentors for trainee teachers, a survey has found. In the latest member survey by the National Association of School-based Teacher…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (348+ words) New rules state such clauses 'must not be used unless the trust has received prior Df E approval' 4 Apr 2026, 5: 00 An academy trust broke rules after using a confidentiality clause while cutting ties with an employee. This is the first known…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (763+ words) Politicians urged not to turn budget cuts into a political football as trusts grapple with dwindling pupil numbers 3 Apr 2026, 15: 00 More schools face axing staff or closure amid falling rolls, ministers have been warned, after a nationwide trust announced that redundancies…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (352+ words) 3 Apr 2026, 11: 43 Special school Ofsted inspection report cards will no longer compare their cohorts to national mainstream averages after complaints from heads. Ofsted provides contextual data about schools to parents, including data metrics such as capacity and pupil demographics. But Schools…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) Capital City College Group 31 Mar 2026, 16: 55 Police cannot find a suspect who allegedly "zoom-bombed" an online RISE training event for schools with "highly inappropriate" material." Academy trust REAch2 strengthened security settings after an intruder shared offensive content at an event last month....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (548+ words) Capital City College Group 31 Mar 2026, 13: 27 This week's movers and shakers include an avid motorcyclist, a Bollywood backing dancer and a roller derby player. This column is our'fortnightly guide'to who is moving where in the schools community. We are keen to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (820+ words) Capital City College Group 30 Mar 2026, 5: 00 Criticism of planned SEND reforms and concerns over the "rise of the right" will be front and centre at the National Education Union's annual conference this week. Around 1, 500 NEU members will gather in Brighton from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (718+ words) Capital City College Group When Covid-19 arrived, the headteacher job description was torn up 30 Mar 2026, 14: 46 The "vertical wall" learning curve we encountered during the Covid pandemic means we now know how to protect children and pre-empt misinformation, says Hannah Carter…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (596+ words) Capital City College Group Between 350 and 450 schools across all nine regions of the UK will take part 30 Mar 2026, 14: 27 A scheme to make chess more accessible for disadvantaged groups will be launched in schools and colleges. But leaders fear the funding…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (654+ words) Capital City College Group Reform-run Kent council tells schools it may lose their Prevent education officer posts 27 Mar 2026, 12: 00 England's largest council may be forced to cut staff who support schools with the anti-terrorism Prevent programme after the government slashed funding....