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 4y Samantha Booth 4y 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 4y Schools Week Reporter 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y 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 4y Pearson 4y 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 Newer 1 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 1,029 Older