News

Tell us what you mean by ‘inclusive education’, MPs tell DfE

Public accounts committee demands a ‘clear, costed plan’ to solve the SEND crisis, as chair warns governments have failed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Sir Kevan Collins to lead DfE board

The former EEF chief had been appointed to the board last July

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: Committee calls for evidence

Intense lobbying expected as bill seeks to curtail academy freedoms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted to assess provision for SEND pupils not in school

Watchdog and CQC to use joint thematic visits to check how well pupils are being supported

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
T-levels

T-level results to be published for individual schools for first time

But a planned overall attainment measure has been delayed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
PFI

PFI disputes erupt as contracts near expiry dates

PFI branded a ‘zero-sum game’ amid multi-million-pound legal disputes over buildings

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


School ratings

Headteachers demand Google delete school reviews

Letter receives 60 signatures from senior leaders over concerns parents see ‘distorted’ view of schools

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Curriculum

‘Poorest pupils will be hit hardest’: Heads lament Latin scheme axe

‘State school pupils will lose that richness of education that someone in a private school down the road has’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Teacher training

ECF and NPQ review: What you need to know

The government is planning a series of changes to the early career framework, and a full review in 2027

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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