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2 October 2024
Being a school in budget deficit can stem from a number of factors. Join us as we explore them as well as potential solutions… Drop in pupil numbers: One such…
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In their autumn update webinar, hosted live on 19th September 2024, inspectors provided an outline of Ofsted's updates to the school inspection handbook for maintained schools and academies. This included…
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Ofsted is hosting two webinars this month to help the sector understand the changes made to the inspection process. School inspection update: autumn 2024 In this webinar Ofsted will provide…
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The government has announced the impending closure of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in March 2025. The functions fulfilled by the ESFA will be brought into the Department…
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School teachers and leaders will receive a fully funded 5.5% pay award, reflecting the vital contribution they make to children’s life chances. The decision means the recommendations of the School Teachers’…
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The number of areas with more than one in five spare primary school places is set to treble next year as the falling rolls crisis spreads. Last year, 11 councils…
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The National Governance Association (NGA) has published a report that captures the state of governance practice in England. The report draws upon the analysis of external reviews of governance (ERG) reports from…
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In this open webinar, chaired by Aimée Tinkler (Vice President, Chartered College of Teaching), we talk to Mike Sheridan and Lee Owston from Ofsted on the underlying drivers of the…
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A new international financial reporting standard (IFRS 16 leases) has been introduced. The impact of the IFRS 16 leases on maintained and academy schools is set out below. Maintained schools…
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The Better Hiring Institute has created a toolkit for schools to support their recruitment processes. The toolkit was produced in collaboration with Reed, Jobs Aware, the DBS and the Safer…
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Government has pulled the plug on a governor recruitment scheme – despite record-high vacancies – in a move branded “nothing short of a disgrace”. The National Governance Association said ditching…
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The Department for Education (DfE) has published 2 new governance guides, to replace the Governance Handbook: Maintained Schools Governance Guide Academy Trust Governance Guide There are no new requirements for governors or trustees.…
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