Schools

ASCL’s election manifesto: 11 stand-out policy proposals

Union unveils proposals for political parties in new election 'manifesto'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation

Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Education APPG chair broke transparency rules, says watchdog

Parliamentary commissioner for standards finds BESA-backed committee failed to publish income and expenditure statements

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Tutoring

Tutoring programme underspend ramps up to £240m

Latest data shows 43% of funding went unspent last financial year

John Dickens
John Dickens
Teacher strikes

ASCL halts strike ballot as members accept 6.5% pay deal

In a consultation with leaders in the union, 87% voted in favour of accepting the offer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Heads sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5%

Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy transfers rise following Covid lull

And more switches are being triggered by trusts themselves, new data shows

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Behaviour

Exclusions up on pandemic lull, as suspensions reach at record-high

But permanent exclusions still at lowest rate outside of lockdown-affected years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE’s sport and activity action plan: What schools need to know

Ministers to beef up checks on how schools spend PE funding and update guidance to support 2-hour target

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker