Tutoring Auditors assess ‘value for money’ of tutoring programme The National Audit Office is looking into the government’s handling of education recovery Samantha Booth 3h Samantha Booth 3h Schools Education funding now ‘less progressive’, warns IFS ‘Levelling-up’ under threat as demographic changes and policy decisions mean less extra funding is targeted at poorer pupils Freddie Whittaker 20h Freddie Whittaker 20h Tutoring Exclusive Another tutoring review delayed as Ofsted blames ‘capacity issues’ Watchdog’s probe into tutoring was supposed to be published in the summer term, but is the second study to… Amy Walker 5d Amy Walker 5d Tutoring Exclusive Tutoring providers suspended from flagship catch-up scheme Heads say sudden suspension is ‘perplexing’ Samantha Booth 6d Samantha Booth 6d Schools Schools can ignore trans pupils’ gender preference, claims attorney general But heads say claims schools can ban trans pupils from toilets or wearing uniform of their chosen gender just… Freddie Whittaker 6d Freddie Whittaker 6d Academies New Schools Network launches ‘innovation fund’ to spend £650k reserves Closing charity seeks applications from schools and trusts that aim to end educational inequality Freddie Whittaker 6d Freddie Whittaker 6d SATs Exclusive SATs helpline meltdown: Two-thirds hung up after long waits ‘Unacceptable debacle must be fixed for next year,’ heads’ union warns as new figure show Capita falling well short… Samantha Booth 6d Samantha Booth 6d Ofsted Exclusive Oasis school where half of pupils don’t turn up rated ‘inadequate’ Trust said disengagement after pandemic and financial hardship behind absence rates amid government attendance crackdown Freddie Whittaker 1w Freddie Whittaker 1w Covid Trust blames not balancing books on lack of DfE Covid cash An expert said standalone academies faced particular challenges, but Covid boosted rather than worsened many schools’ finances Tom Belger 1w Tom Belger 1w Exams AQA staff to strike on A-level and GCSE results days, Unison confirms But union claims of results disruption branded ‘scaremongering’ by schools minister Amy Walker 1w Amy Walker 1w Teacher training Exclusive Teach First will support ‘closure’ of ITT providers under £75k contract Teacher training charity and Worcester University win contracts to provide ‘ITT market quality associates’ Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Covid Covid funding data reveals £124m summer schools underspend Breakdown published by DfE shows schools received almost £300m in Covid grants Schools Week Reporter 2w Schools Week Reporter 2w 1 2 3 4 5 6 754 Older Must read Covid Exclusive DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and… James Carr 11mo James Carr 11mo Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 1y Tom Belger 1y
