News | Leadership and Policy

Half of schools using Pupil Premium to plug budget gaps

Pupil Premium and disadvantage

Child wellbeing more important to parents than grades and Ofsted ratings

Pupil wellbeing

Rewards or sanctions? What works when addressing secondary school absence?

Attendance

‘Unimaginable’ that DfE won’t back down over 2.8% teacher pay proposal

Pay and conditions

Dark side of social media causing ‘chaos’ in schools

Behaviour

Headteachers 'under siege' by parental complaints culture

Attendance

‘Now or never’: Spending Review is last chance to meet 6,500 teacher pledge

Recruitment & Retention

Calls for universal free school meals grow louder as campaigners hit Parliament

School food

Parliamentary briefing demands £700m school funding boost ahead of chancellor’s Spring Statement

School funding and finance

Free school meals: Calls grow for automatic enrolment and higher thresholds

Free School Meals

The school leaders suffering verbal abuse, threatening behaviour and physical violence from parents

Senior leadership

Schools in AI data protection and compliance warning

Artificial intelligence