Charlotte Santry
News Editor at Tes
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3 weeks ago |
tes.com | Charlotte Santry
Lurking in a turgid clause in the government’s schools bill is a change seen as “potentially explosive” by those who fear it will force high-performing academies to shrink or even close. The planned change, which would give local authorities greater power over school admissions, has divided education leaders - with some warning that it would erode parent choice, and others calling for it to go further. But how much impact will it have, and which schools could be most affected?
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Jan 17, 2025 |
tes.com | Charlotte Santry
The minister tasked with reforming special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) visited no special schools for at least four months after the general election, according to government data obtained by Tes. Just one special school received a Department for Education ministerial visit during that period, the figures show. The findings come as the buckling SEND system is widely seen as being at crisis point, and as the DfE faces criticism for lacking a “sense of urgency” in its response.
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Jun 7, 2024 |
tes.com | Charlotte Santry |Matilda Martin
Academy trusts have the freedom to pay teachers above nationally set rates. But not all trusts choose - or feel able - to deviate from the national teacher pay scale. A Tes investigation today reveals to what extent academies are using this freedom - along with concern that pay disparities will create “aggressive” competition for staff at a time of heightened recruitment pressures. Is your school one of those that pays more? And how does its offering compare with nearby academies?
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Apr 19, 2024 |
tes.com | Charlotte Santry
Geoff Barton tells me that, as an A-level student, he was banished from his sixth-form common room for two years - for refusing to pay 50p towards snacks. “I told them: ‘I think state education should be free.’” “That was principled of you,” I suggest. “Or horribly pompous,” he fires back. It’s the type of response that those who have spent time with Barton will recognise: he is extremely anxious about coming across as arrogant or pretentious, and finds praise uncomfortable.
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Mar 6, 2024 |
tes.com | Matilda Martin |Cerys Turner |John Roberts |Charlotte Santry
The government has announced that £105 million will be spent over four years on 15 new special free schools, as part of plans set out in today’s Spring Budget. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the move as part of a public sector productivity plan aimed at delivering up to £1.8 billion worth of savings overall by 2029.
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RT @cerysturner7: Good to see further coverage of the important issue of restraint in schools this week. Two months ago @tes revealed that…
RT @JohnGRoberts: From next year the DfE will not be issuing academy orders to schools on the back of two Ofsted requires improvement judge…
To what extent would academy freedoms be curtailed via changes outlined by the govt this week? And is Labour truly “agnostic” on school structure? Contrasting views in this excellent analysis by @ellencph and @jasminenorden https://t.co/vR21fByuEs
