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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Politics Universities told to advertise drop-out rates Government says plans will give students ‘genuine choice’ about where to study Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y 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 4y Samantha Booth 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y Assessment 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies DfE launches regulatory review to ‘future proof’ academy trusts Amanda Spielman, Leora Cruddas and trust representatives will advise Baroness Barran on accountability reforms Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Assessment AQA staff vote in favour of strike action over pay Unison considering ‘next steps’ after 71% vote for industrial action it claims could disrupt exam results Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Schools 1 in 3 teachers says year 9s don’t get regular music lessons Poll also shows 2 in 5 primary pupils lack access to free instrument teaching as DfE sets out new… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Inclusion All heads should have a SENCo qualification, says minister Will Quince also hints at possible row-back on controversial EHCP mandatory mediation proposal Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Teacher training and development Cambridge university applies for teacher training approval after ‘freedom’ assurances Top uni now has ‘sufficient confidence’ to seek reaccreditation under new reforms after refusing to apply in round one Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Newer 1 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 1,025 Older