Jack Dyson

England

Senior Reporter at Schools Week

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Articles

Labour MPs 'will pay political price' over teacher pay

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Freddie Whittaker |Jack Dyson |Lucas Cumiskey

More from this theme Recent articles The leader of the National Education Union has vowed to make Labour MPs “pay a high political price through our campaigning in their constituencies” if teachers are denied an increased, fully-funded pay rise. In his keynote speech to the union’s annual conference in Harrogate this morning, Daniel Kebede said it was “indefensible for a Labour Government, a Labour Government, to cut school funding”.
Former academy trust boss cleared of child sex offence allegations

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Lydia Chantler-Hicks |Jack Dyson

Former MAT boss cleared of historic child sex offence allegations The ex-'orphan school' trust boss found not guilty on all seven counts he faced, following a trial at Leeds Crown Court The ex-'orphan school' trust boss found not guilty on all seven counts he faced, following a trial at Leeds Crown Court More from this theme Recent articles The former boss of the government’s ‘orphan’ school academy trust has been found not guilty of historic child sex offences. Gareth Mason, 54, was formerly...
NEU could strike this autumn over 'unacceptable' pay offer

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Freddie Whittaker |Jack Dyson |Lucas Cumiskey

More from this theme Recent articles The leader of the National Education Union (NEU) has said teachers could walk out on strike as soon as the autumn term if the government won’t up its pay offer and fully-fund the increase. Daniel Kebede told journalists at the union’s annual conference in Harrogate he was “very convinced” a formal ballot would cross the required 50 per cent turnout threshold, after an indicative poll fell short at just over 47 per cent.
Families lose High Court appeal over SEND safety valve deals

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Lydia Chantler-Hicks |Jack Dyson |Rosa Furneaux |John Dickens

More from this theme Recent articles Families of children with SEND have lost a High Court legal challenge in which they alleged cash-strapped councils had broken the law over controversial “safety valve agreements”.
Kent council's special school inclusion plans shelved

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Jack Dyson |Rosa Furneaux |John Dickens |Lydia Chantler-Hicks

More from this theme Recent articles England’s biggest council has shelved proposals as part of a new inclusion strategy to overhaul what it called “restrictive” special schools after legal threats from leaders. The revamp was planned by Kent council as part of widespread reforms to provision for pupils with special needs following damning Ofsted inspections.
MAT mulls ‘action short of merger’ with other trusts

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Jack Dyson

MAT mulls ‘action short of merger’ with other trusts Astrea Academy Trust CEO says 'there are models for doing things differently' that would allow trusts to collaborate without joining forces Astrea Academy Trust CEO says 'there are models for doing things differently' that would allow trusts to collaborate without joining forces A prominent trust chief executive is considering “action short of a merger” in a bid to boost collaboration between her 26-school MAT and others. Rowena Hackwood,...
Fears Catholic school heads 'coerced' into mega-MATs

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Jack Dyson

More from this theme Recent articles A Catholic archdiocese has been accused of subjecting leaders to “inappropriate pressure” and threatening to force out obstructive governors in its bid for “universal academisation”. In a letter seen by Schools Week, the NAHT leaders’ union revealed members in the Archdiocese of Southwark say they have been “met with hostility” and fear “negative repercussions” for questioning the conversion plans.
Schools’ repair bill ‘much higher’ than £13.8bn estimate

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Jack Dyson

Schools’ repair bill ‘much higher’ than £13.8bn estimate High-ranking Whitehall official warns cost to fix crumbling estate 'almost certain' to be more than thought High-ranking Whitehall official warns cost to fix crumbling estate 'almost certain' to be more than thought More from this theme Recent articles The true cost of bringing the school estate up to scratch is “almost certain” to be more than official estimates of £13.8 billion, warn senior civil servants. One of Whitehall’s...
Teacher union reports 'surge' in concerns about redundancies

3 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Freddie Whittaker |Jack Dyson

More from this theme Recent articles A teacher union leader has reported a “surge” in requests for support from members facing redundancies, warning funding cuts will prompt more industrial action ballots in individual schools and trusts.
Peerage for ex-Ofsted chief Spielman 'inappropriate'

3 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Lydia Chantler-Hicks |Jack Dyson

More from this theme Recent articles Handing a peerage to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman would be “inappropriate and insensitive”, a group of school leaders has said. Spielman led Ofsted from 2017 to 2023 and was the architect of its current inspection framework in 2019. She was chief inspector when Ruth Perry, the headteacher of a school in Reading, died in 2023. A coroner ruled later that year an Ofsted inspection had contributed to her suicide.