Schools Week

10/09/2026

Schools are “on their knees trying to do more with less” after losing £4.5 billion to real-terms funding cuts in the last 16 years, report warns.

Schools 'on their knees trying to do more with less' as costs outstrip funding for a generation

09/09/2026

Retraining existing teachers to teach physics would be “far cheaper” than increasing teacher training bursaries, new research suggests

EPI proposes programme to retrain other subject teachers to A-level standard in physics

09/09/2026

Schools must be given extra funding to fund pay rises at the upcoming budget, the NASUWT teaching union has said.

General secretary Matt Wrack also accused Andy Burnham of making “unfunded promises” of new vocational pathways in schools, as he launched the union's “fix our future, fund education” campaign

Union leader warns new PM over 'unfunded promises' and says 1 in 4 schools can't afford pay rises

08/09/2026

Exclusive: Ofsted is set to pilot a new complaints process that will 'add greater independent oversight' when schools are unhappy about how the watchdog has handled a complaint.

Chief inspector Martyn Oliver says it 'will allow schools to seek a review of how their complaint was handled', but Ruth Perry's sister Julia Waters says the plan is 'barely an improvement' on the current system.

But Ruth Perry's sister calls plan 'barely an improvement'

08/09/2026

AI education is about more than teaching young people how to use technology.

It’s about helping learners develop the confidence, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration skills they need to question, create and use AI responsibly.

Read Apps for Good CEO Natalie Moore’s latest article: https://ow.ly/ZHNl50ZKoam

07/09/2026

Exclusive: Stronger government support is needed on the misuse of pupil images, leaders have said, after a survey found more than two in five heads have had to manage the issue

Less than half say their image consent process addresses the threat of AI deepfake generation

07/09/2026

'Children need a way to start talking that does not depend on finding the right adult at the right moment'

Better reporting tools and shared info will help us address a growing number of sexual misconduct cases

07/09/2026

‘Children do not experience their lives in professional silos. Schools should not ignore those realities.

'But there is a difference between recognising that education is inseparable from children’s wider lives and allowing schools to become the default destination whenever another part of the system cannot respond.’

Education, health and social care are shared responsibilities. We should all be operating in partnership

07/09/2026

‘Schools are expected to become more inclusive, but at the same time they are judged through measures that can make inclusion feel like an institutional risk.’

Priorities that too often compete must operate better together if the SEND reforms are to work

07/09/2026

‘We agree the premise of the RISE programme is admirable, and our overall experience has been positive. But what has become increasingly clear is that RISE works most efficiently and effectively when the partnerships are well matched and when work builds on improvements already underway.’

One year in, the signs are generally positive despite some inevitable teething problems