Academies Harris Federation scales back redundancies Schools Week revealed last month that 45 jobs were at risk Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Academies Academy trust pulls plug on merger after chair’s resignation Merger collapses amid trust’s concerns ‘there was no longer a secure foundation’ for plans to progress Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d News Free school meals extension: What schools need to know Schools told to keep eligibility under ‘continued review’ from 2026, but to avoid ‘sudden loss’ of entitlement mid-year Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d SEND ‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d Admissions Exclusive Popular schools should prioritise places for poorer pupils, says charity Teach First calls for pilot that boosts pupil premium funding to motivate schools to be more inclusive Freddie Whittaker 3d Jessie Williams 3d Teacher pay Exclusive Schools risk ‘inadvertently’ breaking minimum wage law Bottom end of unqualified teacher pay scales could fall below legal requirements, legal experts warn Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d Recruitment and retention Exclusive Mums who return to teaching part-time more likely to stay New study reveals how the first 12 months back are crucial for retaining new mums Freddie Whittaker 3d Jessie Williams 3d Pupil premium DfE reviews pupil premium amid free meals extension concerns But the education secretary rejects ‘barefaced lie’ as Tories claim schools could lose £1.5bn Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d School outcomes Co-chairs revealed for white working-class kids inquiry Ex-education secretary joins academy boss in heading inquiry run by Public First (but government didn’t commission it) Schools Week Reporter 4d Schools Week Reporter 4d News ‘Teachers visa’ and agency regulation: 5 ways to improve overseas recruitment Government evaluation found some international recruits were ‘unprepared’ for the behaviour in English schools Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d News Fewer teachers quit and more return: 10 key workforce findings Data suggests recruitment and retention pressures may be easing Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Pupil numbers Pupil numbers fall as system passes demographic tipping-point And for the first time, there are now more academies in England than council-maintained schools Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 977 Older
