News Councils issue almost half a million absence fines The number of penalty notices handed for unauthorised absences rose 22% in the year before reforms to the process… Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Sponsored post Sponsored It’s Education’s Time to Shine: Celebrate your Education Community in 2025! The deadline is approaching to nominate a colleague, team, whole school or college for the 2025 Pearson National Teaching… SWAdvertorial 4mo The Teaching Awards Trust 4mo Sponsored post Sponsored Navigating NPQ Funding Cuts: An Apprenticeship Success Story Last year’s NPQ funding cuts meant that half of England’s teachers faced costs of up to £4,000 to complete… SWAdvertorial 4mo Best Practice Network 4mo News DfE’s schools bill academy pay amendment published Ministers would get power to make academies observe minimum pay rates, and trusts would need a ‘good’ reason to… Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo News New Schools Network revived to fight academies reform Former Conservative adviser to head up free schools charity’s lobbying operation as criticism of schools bill grows Freddie Whittaker 4mo Freddie Whittaker 4mo Pensions Exclusive Muddled pension rules leave trust CEOs in limbo Calls for clarity over TPS eligibility ‘grey area’, amid widespread confusion and warnings of payouts Jack Dyson 4mo Jack Dyson 4mo Falling rolls Primary-only trust raids reserves as pupil numbers dip REAch2 dipped into its reserves after racking up an in-year deficit of just over £2.1 million and £481,000 in… Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Schools Exclusive Big academy trust given £1.5m government loan to stay afloat A 24-school trust racked up seven-figure losses after paying for iPads for staff and pupils Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Schools Bill Exclusive Labour’s academy direction powers rehashed from Tory schools bill Opposition has been critical of proposed power for the education secretary to direct academies to fulfil their duties Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Academies Union ballots teachers on biggest academy trust strikes The NEU is polling members across the Harris Federation on proposed walkouts over working conditions Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Prevent Investigation School Prevent referrals rise – but fewer get support Schools say they are ‘caught between rock and hard place’ over anti-terrorism unit referrals Rosa Furneaux 5mo Rosa Furneaux 5mo Home education Exclusive More duties? Some councils have no home education staff Labour’s schools bill will give councils new duties to check family homes are a ‘suitable learning environment’ Rhi Storer 5mo Rhi Storer 5mo Newer 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 977 Older