Academies

DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds

Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts’ free school projects by the HMRC deadline

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Risk of school buildings collapsing now ‘very likely’, DfE says

Government escalates dealing with school classroom safety to cross-government board after a rise in reported ‘serious structural issues’

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Brexit leaves thousands fewer overseas teachers despite hiring plan

Reforms to get more overseas teachers working in English schools would fill only a sixth of the shortfall in…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Teach pupils about modern antisemitism, warns Lord Mann

The government’s independent adviser on antisemitism has said Holocaust education itself is ‘not enough’ to combat anti-Jewish hatred

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Rebuild snub for over half of schools ‘at risk of closure’

Most ‘exceptional cases’ applications for flagship rebuilding programme miss out

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

Success! Councils required to boost special school funding by 3.4%

New requirement comes after Schools Week’s ‘SEND robbery’ campaign, but leaders say rise ‘won’t fully alleviate challenges’

John Dickens
Samantha Booth and John Dickens


News

Pupil premium rates to rise by 5% from April

Increases of £70 per child at primary and £50 at secondary will help ’embed tutoring in schools long-term’, government…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

BTEC and CTEC delays: 21k students affected, Ofqual review finds

Five-point plan produced to avoid repeat as exam board reports blame ‘complex’ Covid rules and inexperienced exams officers

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Schools

NAHT deputy general secretary to take up charity CEO role

Nick Brook, who has been in post at the school leaders’ union for six years, has been appointed CEO…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

43% rise in pupils caught cheating after exams return

Student penalties up more than two-fifths in 2022 compared to 2019, with mobile phones making up the majority of…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Key findings: Has the flagship NTP delivered what ministers promised?

Ministers meet overall target, but fewer schools take up scheme so far this year – and tutoring league tables…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Link family income data to pupil attainment, says EPI

Think tank warns changing profile of group eligible for free school meals mean it’s not a simple metric for…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker