Lydia Chantler-Hicks is a Staff Writer at Kentish Gazette and Kent Online. She focuses on themes such as education, education management, and legal affairs, alongside topics related to technology and software. Lydia's work has been featured in a variety of publications including KentOnline, The Mirror, and The Independent.
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Text size Line spacing Ofsted will not decouple the attendance and behaviour judgment areas and will instead introduce subheads for each in its report cards.
By: Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lack of specific data is 'mind-boggling' as the SEND reforms loom and special schools are over-stretched
But education secretary Bridget Phillipson blasts move as 'massively premature'
Experts warn this is 'not a time for scaling back' recruitment tactics, and criticise mid-year change
By: Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted is ‘confident' schools can no longer predict inspections based on downloads from their websites, despite a firm's claim the practice still works.
By: Lydia Chantler-Hicks
An “ increasingly narrow ” English curriculum and a focus on passing tests are squeezing out “ reading for pleasure ” , experts say
Text size Line spacing Ofsted is considering replacing the electronic evidence-gathering (EEG) system used by inspectors following years of issues, Schools Week understands.
By: Lydia Chantler-Hicks
More deprived schools almost three times as likely to be graded 'needs attention' or 'urgent improvement'
Watchdog defies calls for revisits of settings that didn't benefit from 'similar schools' metric
By: Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Headteacher John Hayes describes January visit as 'the worst experience of my career'
