Politics

Phillipson faces first education committee grilling

Education secretary set to be questioned by MPs over SEND, wellbeing bill and private school fees

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School buildings

Revealed: Asbestos row behind school’s £500k legal stand-off

Reading council issued High Court proceedings in September to recover debt and interest from Highdown School and Sixth Form…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Curriculum

Matt Hood to leave Oak national academy

It comes less than a year after he bagged the permanent role

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
NPQs

NPQ review to improve SEND and exec leadership skills

Sector expert group will help government review national professional qualification framework

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Labour scraps computing hubs, with languages scheme scaled back

Just three of the Conservatives’ subject hub programmes will remain as Labour said it is taking ‘difficult decisions’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher misconduct

Misconduct agency breaches head’s human rights (but bans her anyway)

It’s thought to be the first time the TRA has conceded it denied an accused teacher a fair hearing…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Academies

MPs demand answers over academy probe transparency rowback

Public accounts committee ‘concerned’ decision to publish investigation summaries ‘hinders transparency’

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

NEU to hold indicative strike ballot over ‘insulting’ pay rise

Union demands ‘fully funded’ pay increase amid concerns schools will have to lay off staff

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Sponsored post

Ensuring Learning Never Stops: Portakabin Supporting Schools Affected by RAAC

In recent months, the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in over 230 schools across England has presented…

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News

Schools bill ‘won’t cut pay’, but will restore academies’ ‘core purpose’

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson responds to criticism as her school reforms are debated in parliament

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Labour’s ‘act of vandalism’ bill risks pay cuts for 20k teachers, claim Tories

Critics of Labour’s academy freedom reforms pile in as schools bill set to be debated by MPs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Funding

‘We can’t go on like this’: Costs will outstrip school funding rises (again), says IFS

Think tank says teacher pay rise bill will eclipse Labour’s £2.3bn funding boost – leaving schools facing more cuts

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer