Headteacher Roundtable News Today

A-level results revealed a widening attainment gap between the north and south, with ministers facing calls to target support to stem 'growing disparity'

Former schools minister Lord Knight will chair an inquiry into the future of Ofsted set up by the National Education Union

Headteacher Lisa Telling can remember her daughter asking her to promise she would not hurt herself when they were discussing a recent Ofsted inspection

Ofsted senior leaders have admitted its complaints policy 'is not working' and will be reviewed, with officials asked to make the process more human

This week’s digital staffroom conversation covers the misleading allure of behaviour experts, human-centric schools and Ofsted’s return to 'Outstanding' schools

The impact on schools has been explored, but what effect will the cost-of-living crisis have on schools' ability to deliver on the curriculum and to provide vital support to the disadvantaged?

One headteacher accuses Suella Braverman of stoking ‘silly’ anti-woke culture war

Wood Green school is pioneering a new approach that aims to reward pupils for debating skills, teamwork and community service as well as academic success

Like many of the nicest people in education, Duncan Spalding is under the impression he couldn’t possibly be important enough for a Schools Week interview. This is obviously nonsense, and I ignore his protests (to name but a few interesting things: he’s part of the influential Headteachers’ Roundtable and runs the only secondary in Norfolk

HEADTEACHERS in Essex have expressed concern over “worrying” reports of a recent rise in Covid cases in schools.