Politics

Schools bill, strikes and selection: 8 things we learned from Keegan’s first education committee

The education secretary took questions from MPs this morning

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE will ‘prioritise’ parts of shelved schools bill

Schools bill axed in current form with most academy legislation shelved, but ‘priority’ proposals like out-of-school register still on…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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The power of tutoring in transforming the lives of disadvantaged pupils

Action Tutoring has supported thousands of disadvantaged pupils with tutoring to excel academically and improve their life chances

Action Tutoring
Action Tutoring
Schools

Five key findings from NFER’s teacher retention and recruitment dashboard

New service lays bare the supply crisis facing schools in England, with some areas losing up to a third…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

SEND robbery: Ministers promise vulnerable pupils WILL get cash boost

‘New condition’ on extra £400m high needs funding to ensure special schools get fair share, but further details not…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Speed read: DfE energy-saving tips and £500m funding rules

Schools told to do energy ‘spot checks’, and should spend new efficiency upgrade cash this financial year

Tom Belger
Tom Belger


Mental health

Government has ‘not grasped’ child mental health service ‘crisis’

Lords are ‘deeply concerned’ at the state of children and adolescent mental health provision

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

£500m for schools to make buildings more energy efficient

Average secondary to get £42k and primary £16k to ‘futureproof’ buildings, but energy bills support to end

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Strep A in schools: what the guidance says

UKHSA guidance warns that Strep A infections can spread through table tops, taps and handles, and urges schools to…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Award-winning head Pepe Hart banned over bullying claims

Ex-head Pepe Hart was banned from teaching for at least two years after being found guilty of bullying, intimidating…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy launches teacher input survey

Arms-length curriculum body Oak, which faces a judicial review legal challenge, said views from the sector would help shape…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Academy reform limbo risks ‘good chap theory of government’

Calls for greater intervention powers after trust warned four times in six years over school performance

Tom Belger
Tom Belger