The new Ofsted school inspection framework will not raise standards in schools says ASCL's Pepe Di’Iasio

STRB also told to consider a salary safeguarding reduction and allow maintained schools to pay bonuses

The inquiry, commissioned by Star Academies, brings together leaders from across national and local government, schools, trusts and colleges

Scrapping education, health and care plans is an incendiary suggestion, warns ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio, who outlines what government must now do to build confidence in its plans to reform SEND support

Pepe Di'Iasio, ASCL General Secretary, speaks to BBC Breakfast regarding school admissions and appeals. www.ascl.org.uk

As the government pushes for more children with SEND to be educated in mainstream schools, Zofia Niemtus looks at what needs to happen to make genuine inclusion a reality, outlining the key issues hol...

Reform is needed to the SEND system and government plans will be set out in the Schools White Paper this autumn

Pepe Di'Iasio, ASCL General Secretary, speaks to BBC Breakfast regarding teachers using AI to save time on marking. www.ascl.org.uk

More money for SEND reforms and teachers’ pay while health and defence are big winners in spending review

To ensure that young people embarking on a career have the skills and mindset employers are looking for, education must be linked more closely to the workplace

Big systems are compromises. Our road network is a good example – the one I used to get here today. Some cars are safer at higher speeds. It’s more important for some people to be on time than it i…

School leaders involved in trials of Ofsted’s planned new inspection system warn about the volume of work to be done in one and a half days

Levels of child poverty are at a record high and set to rise further during the course of this Parliament

From child poverty, to unemployment among young people, to a lack of skills or training, the trends are deeply alarming

The government says schools will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to cover next year’s teacher pay rise. The truth is that this means more cuts, writes the ASCL general secretary

1.2% increase is far below predicted rises in food and wage costs

With Ofsted’s consultation on its proposed changes to school inspection coming to an end, the watchdog’s director of strategy and engagement outlines its key insights so far - and how it is adapting i...

“The internet is just not a good place to let your child roam free 24/7.”

More schools also reducing spending on trips, IT, extracurricular activities and GCSE subject choices

Queen’s University Belfast is influencing thinking and policies around the world to help give young people a sense of agency

Tes’ findings show that RISE teams risk targeting schools that are already improving under new governance, trust leaders say

Netflix series ‘Adolescence’ is a stark reminder of the dangers the internet poses to young people. Tech companies must take responsibility, says ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson plans to confront the travel industry about the high costs of school holidays amid a crisis of parents taking kids out of school

Schools with 'least representative' cohorts should be banned from growing, study says

Ministers also announce plans for a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education

Pay should then increase by more than 6% from 2026-27, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research

Leaders have to work 'against the tide' of the accountability system to promote a whole-school approach to inclusion, MPs also warned

Giving schools more opportunities to act early when supporting children’s needs could deliver huge improvements, says Pepe Di’Iasio

Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?

The schools bill's provisions are good first steps, but we must go further to drive down poor practice

There’s no shortage of people telling us what extra things should be fitted into the school day but it is already bursting at the seams, writes ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio

This article considers what the Department for Education pledge for high and rising standards in schools means

This article considers what the Department for Education pledge for high and rising standards in schools means

Nearly half of schools in the most disadvantaged areas are unable to offer one of the arts subjects owing to teacher shortages, poll finds

Ofsted will need to answer some important questions before it launches its new grading system