Recent reports that senior inspectors within Ofsted – the very people who will have to implement this new framework – are also deeply concerned about the nature of the reforms only serves to reinforce ...

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson addressed sector leaders at the Centre for Social Justice think tank this morning, setting our her vision for a “new era” for school standards. Here’s the full ...

The NLE system was only reformed a few years ago. Under the plans, the DfE will launch so-called school profiles. The new ...

As an initial response to the scathing criticism levelled at its previous arrangements, Ofsted and the Labour government did ...

The first 20 of the government’s new school improvement adviser have been revealed – with 17 from academy trusts and just one ...

This week’s movers and shakers include a keen snowboarder, a comic collector, former stand-up comedian and a leader with a ...

Michael Merrick, a former head who works for the Diocese of Lancaster Education Service, said the bit that “has never been tackled is how much pushing the levers on standards has helped cause some of ...

The Chicago 5Essentials is a research-based framework with 30 years of data demonstrating that a school’s culture, climate ...

The children’s wellbeing and schools bill will give ministers “huge new powers” to amend other laws with “minimal scrutiny”, ...

Our interim report shows the value of pupil engagement data for schools and policymakers driving up inclusion, explains ...

Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver has said plans for new report cards are “revolutionary” for parents, and will “reset the bar” ...

New digital “school profiles” will link existing databases and offer parents a “one stop shop” for information about ...