Academies Academy trusts expect to raid reserves despite ‘significant’ surpluses Accountants’ report warns trusts face ‘uncertainty’ as costs far outstrip schools’ income Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools Evidence not needed for short mental health absence, says DfE Government says GPs are ‘unlikely to be able to offer such evidence to support one-off absences related to mental… Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Teacher strikes Strike-day attendance just 10% among some year groups Analysis also shows poorer pupils were less likely to be in school, and academies were less likely to close Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Teacher training Teach First loses £2m bonuses after ‘inadequate’ recruitment DfE officials noted this year had been ‘challenging’, with the government missing its own targets Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Schools HPV inoculation rates lag behind pre-Covid levels Data shows take-up rates are 18 percentage points lower for year 8 girls than before the pandemic Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools Bucks’ support staff pay rise falls way behind national deal Council offers staff a rise of just 2%, when the national deal was 10.5% for lowest earners and 4%… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies Academy CEO pay crackdown to focus on ‘outliers’ DfE used to focus on those earning over £150k, but a new approach has been signalled Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Academies Exclusive Free schools: DfE loses millions on unused sites Government also spent £10.9 million on upkeep, such as security, maintenance and utility bills, on the empty sites Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted suspends ‘independent’ scrutiny panels Watchdog accused of being ‘unaccountable to anyone but themselves’ Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker and Jessica Hill 3y Teacher strikes Unions put Keegan ‘on notice’ over further teacher strikes Union bosses warn strikes will continue without ‘meaningful’ proposals on pay and funding Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Teacher strikes Exclusive Teachers given strike ‘exemption’ to prepare for Ofsted Teachers at ‘outstanding’ school given union blessing to cross picket line after getting Ofsted call Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools Social care review school proposals: What the DfE has said it will do DfE only commits to a consultation on main school proposals from MacAlister review Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 1,018 Older