Stuck schools, called “coasting” by Conservative governments and, confusingly, “struggling” by Labour last year, are those graded ‘requires improvement’ at their last inspection and less than ‘good’ ...

The schools bill, the creation of local school improvement teams and Ofsted reform are all welcome steps in the government’s ...

School leaders have lambasted new Ofsted inspection toolkits as “cobbled together” and “a nonsense”. Under plans for new ...

The country’s biggest academy trusts now extract £200 million from their schools’ budgets to fund growing central teams.

The schools bill may force academies to apply for permission from the education secretary to “build a bike shed”, it has been ...

Academy trusts could be on the verge of going bust, a major report has warned, with even the biggest MATs taking a financial ...

Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to reform its inspection framework and introduce new 'report cards' ...

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

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson addressed sector leaders at the Centre for Social Justice think tank this morning, ...

Sir Ian Bauckham has been confirmed as the permanent chief regulator of exams watchdog Ofqual, the education secretary has ...

Report cards will judge schools on eight areas, plus safeguarding. Early years and sixth forms will also have their own ...

Plans to grade schools on up to 11 areas will make Ofsted’s “inability to accurately capture the complexity of a school far ...