Schools Trusts get £1m for Oak lessons copyright amid September 2023 launch plan DfE felt it was ‘appropriate’ curriculum partners were paid for licensing Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Covid DfE forks out £5m for Covid inquiry lawyers The department has contracted a global legal firm based in Manchester for five years Schools Week Reporter 3y Schools Week Reporter 3y Academies Council to lend academy £1m for Holland Park bid as Harris also enters battle A standalone academy co-sponsored by Kensington and Chelsea is vying with Harris and United Learning to run the scandal-hit… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Schools Exclusive Government withholds SEND bailouts as councils told to fill £269m hole Some DfE bailout payments were delayed as councils failed to hit agreed targets, while all councils are being told… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Sponsored post Sponsored Sustainability and education: Brighter futures A look into sustainability within schools, eco-anxiety in the classroom and what Pearson is doing to support Pearson 3y Pearson 3y Politics Exclusive DfE monitors staff after edict to return to the office Senior civil servants will be able to see which employees haven’t attended an office for 30 days Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Politics Exclusive ‘Not enough supply staff’ to plug teacher strike gaps, warn agencies Agencies question proposed new laws letting temporary workers fill in for striking staff Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Politics Universities told to advertise drop-out rates Government says plans will give students ‘genuine choice’ about where to study Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools £82m scheme helps to deliver fast broadband to rural primaries Government says thousands of schools will benefit from joint DCMS-DfE investment Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Academies, Politics Zahawi guts his own schools bill in humiliating climbdown The controversial new powers – including academy standards – will be revisited once a regulation review has concluded Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Ofsted warns new ‘coasting schools’ powers could fuel ‘quick fixes’ DfE will plough on with ordering more schools to academise or join new trusts, despite fears reforms will hit… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Exams Private schools over-inflated GCSEs during Covid, analysis suggests But academics say it’s ‘still not clear’ why private schools issued more generous grades than expected Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 1,002 Older