Schools

DfE ditches 7-year plan to legislate on summer-born admissions

Ministers have been promising a law change on the issue since 2015, but say they will no longer pursue…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy transfers hit six-year low despite DfE MAT drive

Covid disruption has dented school transfers, but enthusiasm may also be limited among big and standalone trusts alike

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Key stage 1 SATs will be scrapped from 2023-24, STA confirms

But a ‘full programme’ of tests will go ahead next academic year because new year 2s did not sit…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Supreme Court holiday pay ruling could ‘open the floodgates’ for claims

Music teacher’s victory will have big ramifications for schools using permanent term-time-only contracts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

‘Significant issues’ in training reforms, school rebuilds and tutoring, say officials

Ten of 11 DfE major projects are now rated ‘amber’, with fears over delivering them on time and on…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Seven things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research

The watchdog found learning loss during Covid lockdowns made it more difficult to identify pupils with SEND

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Schools

DfE announces 5% pay rise for most teachers in 2022-23

Starting salaries will increase by 8.9 per cent next year, but experienced teachers get below-inflation rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

School per-pupil funding to rise by only 1.9 per cent next year

Government confirms rise which falls well short of the current rate of inflation

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Tutoring

DfE unveils new tutoring providers as it falls 11% short of target

Randstad replaced as data shows takeup more than 200,000 below target with just over a month left in the…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Sponsored post

Ofsted’s role in the management of mistrust of teachers

Ofsted marked its 30th birthday earlier this year, but the National Education Union (NEU) feels this is an anniversary…

National Education Union
National Education Union
Schools

DfE curriculum body plans risk sector ‘collapse’, warn resource suppliers

New education secretary urged to suspend predecessor’s plans for Oak academy amid political uncertainty and competition fears

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance

Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion

Amy Walker
Amy Walker