Inspiring Governance – funding to end The Department for Education has announced that in September, Inspiring Governance will no longer receive funding to carry out its recruitment and... 28th Mar 2024
Do you publish board diversity information? Schools Week has undertaken analysis of the websites of the largest trusts, as well as a random sample of smaller chains and local authority maintaine... 27th Mar 2024
Support grant criteria change Guidance for any schools wishing to become an academy has been updated. ‘Convert to an academy: guide for schools’ now indicates that from 1 Septe... 26th Mar 2024
Devon receives ‘safety valve’ grant The Department for Education has just released the latest dedicated schools grant very high deficit intervention guidance and Devon Local Authority is... 25th Mar 2024
Devon School Consultations Future of Kingswear Primary School Devon County Council (DCC) is consulting on the future of Kingswear Primary School which has had no pupils on roll ... 21st Mar 2024
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme Devon County Council has received just under £2 million from central government to fund the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme for 2024. The H... 20th Mar 2024
Complaints unmanageable? A recent Tes investigation has shown that parental complaints faced by schools are increasing. Their survey reveals: More than 8 out of 10 school lea... 19th Mar 2024
Ofsted Website Change The new Ofsted Chief Executive, Sir Martyn Oliver has announced that Ofsted will change its website. At present each school is given one overall grade... 18th Mar 2024
Small Primary Schools Devon County Council has been looking into place planning for small rural primary schools. It is worth analysing the term ‘small’ in relation to s... 14th Mar 2024
Flexi Schooling – does this happen in your school? Flexi schooling is being discussed with Devon schools. Although children being home-educated are not normally registered at any school, parents someti... 13th Mar 2024