School funding

Autumn statement: £2.3bn extra for schools

Rise equates to an average £1,000 more for every pupil by 2025 and will restore real-terms funding to 2010…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Minister admits ‘transparency’ needed over academy transfers and conversion

MATs and academy-sceptics alike are likely to welcome more transparency about why schools get transferred to particular trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Trusts work up contingency plans for sixth form college teacher strike

It comes as a heads’ union also balloting members said it did not ‘envisage’ asking them to close schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Two thirds of councils now fail SEND inspections

Number of local authorities found to have ‘significant weaknesses’ in how they support pupils with special needs last year…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

Ex-minister Robin Walker elected as education committee chair

The former schools minister received 228 votes from MPs after Robert Halfon returned to DfE

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher pay

Teacher pay rises must not drive inflation, Keegan warns review body

School Teachers’ Review Body told to be ‘careful not to drive prices higher’ with its pay proposals for 2023-24

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Teacher training

Councils will continue to check schools’ teacher induction until 2024

But DfE will proceed with plan to toughen up guidance on school checks

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Extend NLG programme to ‘good’ LA schools, review of reforms suggests

Evaluation of reformed governance support scheme finds ‘positive’ impact, but delays revealed and calls for ‘preventative’ expansion

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Sixth form college teachers vote for strike action

National Education Union reveals result of ballot of over 4,000 staff in 77 sixth form colleges across England

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE names and shames leaders banned from running schools

A list of 25 leaders banned from management and governance roles could help schools avoid them while recruiting

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Tory MPs warn against ‘indefensible’ school cuts as Hunt hints at more energy support

Ex-education secretary Kit Malthouse signs letter to chancellor, as former schools minister says DfE budget should ‘not be touched’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

‘Remarkable’ improvement in ethnic minorities’ GCSEs, but some fall further behind

But researchers warn educational success has ‘not yet translated’ in earnings

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth