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Sats this year ‘useless’ and should be cancelled, say primary headteachers

Headteachers have said that Sats tests will be “useless” in 2022 and should be cancelled. In a survey of more than 2,000 school leaders carried out by the NAHT heads’ union, 8% said they thought the tests would provide meaningful information about ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Teacher recruitment targets ‘could be missed in a range of subjects’

Teacher recruitment targets are likely to be missed in a range of secondary school subjects this year, including English, according to a report. In February 2022, the number of applications to initial teacher training was 23% lower than in ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Soaring Covid-related absences could ‘seriously damage’ exam grades, say heads

Levels of coronavirus-related pupil absences in state schools in England has more than tripled, new Government figures show. Rates of Covid-linked absences rose to 2.5% on March 17, up from 0.7% on March 3. In total, 201,600 pupils were ...

22 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Heads condemn ‘confusing’ guidance for schools on living with Covid

Headteachers have criticised “confusing” new Government guidance issued to schools in England on how they should approach “living with Covid” from April 1. Advice published by the Department for Education on Thursday confirmed that ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Headteachers’ leaders call for return of free Covid tests

Headteachers’ leaders have criticised Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi for his “continued failure” to respond to them over the “acute” Covid situation in schools as they call for a reintroduction of free lateral flow tests. Free ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Pupil attendance up but schools ‘at breaking point’ over Covid, say leaders

Pupil absences from school for coronavirus-related reasons have fallen over the past fortnight, the latest Government data shows. In total, 2.2% of pupils were off school for Covid-related reasons on March 31, down from 2.5% on ...

05 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Fabricant in apology to teachers over ‘quiet drink during lockdown’ comments

Tory MP Michael Fabricant has apologised for suggesting many teachers and nurses enjoyed a “quiet drink” at the end of the day in staff rooms during lockdown. In a letter published on the NAHT schools leaders’ union website ...

30 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Don’t tell teachers which books to teach, says Phillipson

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said ministers should not micromanage the books pupils read in classrooms. Speaking to the NAHT school leaders’ annual conference in Telford, she said there was an “irony” ...

30 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Heads say strain on services leaves families waiting years for support

Headteachers have spoken of pupils waiting for six years to be removed from families in cases of serious abuse as they called for more support for children’s services. At the NAHT school leaders’ annual conference in ...

29 Apr 2022 at 19:55

Boost in number of pupils getting first choice school on National Offer Day

There are signs that more children are gaining places at their first choice of secondary school in a number of areas of England, a survey suggests. Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out ...

01 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Focus on poorer pupils removed as National Tutoring Programme target

The removal of a target to help disadvantaged pupils from the National Tutoring Programme is “outrageous” and “cynical”, a social mobility expert has said. In an email sent to school leaders and tuition partners ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Headteachers call for action over gender pay gap on International Women’s Day

School leaders have warned that action must be taken to stop the pay gap between male and female headteachers from widening. On Tuesday, International Women’s Day (IWD), Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the ...

08 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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