Faith schools DfE to lift 50% faith admissions cap and allow religious special schools Campaigners warn move will ‘increase religious and racial segregation in our schools’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Exams Hacking homework for exam breach suspect A 16-year-old boy has been cautioned in connection with an exam board cyber attack Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Recruitment Now Teach: DfE ‘re-assessing’ how to get career-changers Damian Hinds was quizzed about the decision to axe programme’s funding Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Anti-terrorism Code words and ‘grab kits’: new anti-terror advice for schools Schools advised to appoint ‘security leads’ to reduce terror risks in first sector-specific guidance Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Academies Academy staff could strike over ‘excessive’ GAG pooling National Education Union members at the Hastings Academy are expected to vote on proposed walkouts Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Academies Small academy trusts warned over asking for government advice Leaders believe chain was pushed towards a merger by the DfE after calling in finance and governance experts Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Recruitment Now Teach: DfE axes funding for recruitment programme Ex-DfE advisor and former education secretary criticise funding cut amid recruitment and retention crisis Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Music Exclusive Quarter of schools missing one-hour music target Expectation was introduced in September as part of the government’s national plan for music Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y T-levels T-level content review launched amid ‘worrying’ drop-out rate Government said both the ‘breadth of content’ and ‘burden of assessment’ could be changed Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Tribunals Exclusive Lilac Sky founder drops legal challenge over school ban Former trust boss says action was ‘unfair’, but hearing allegations in public would ‘create more stress’ John Dickens 2y John Dickens 2y Teach First Exclusive ‘It’s not just about top graduates’: Teach First changes tack in 2030 strategy CEO Russell Hobby talks career-changers, a new focus on leadership and becoming less reliant on government contracts Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Academies Exclusive Academy trust defends £40k Teslas for central team staff Aspirations Academies Trust has paid around £90,000 over three years for the leased vehicles Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Newer 1 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 1,006 Older