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DfE boss won’t say if SEND review will be out by next April

The Department for Education’s top civil servant has refused to confirm when the government’s long-delayed SEND review will be…

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted

Ofsted’s 2020-21 annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned

Ofsted has published its corporate annual report and accounts, laying bare how the watchdog’s work has changed in an…

James Carr
James Carr
News

New chair appointed to teachers’ pay body as controversial pay freeze looms

A new chair will take over the School Teachers’ Review Body from September, amid controversy over the upcoming public…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

School playing field sales hit 3-year high as Johnson pledges £50m football pitch investment

Sales of school playing fields hit a three-year high last year, it has emerged, on the same day Boris…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

EPI: Cost of universal CPD entitlement would equal less than 1% of school spending

Providing teachers with a formal entitlement to 35 hours of high-quality continuing professional development (CPD) would cost the government…

James Carr
James Carr
ITT, Ofsted

Two ITE providers rated ‘inadequate’ in first tranche of new Ofsted inspections

Two initial teacher education (ITE) providers have been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted in the first tranche of inspections under…

James Carr
James Carr


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DfE U-turns on masks for pupils travelling to school

The DfE has made a rapid U-turn over plans to relax face covering guidance for pupils on public transport…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

ESFA boss Eileen Milner to become combined authority chief executive

Eileen Milner will become the chief executive of her local combined authority when she leaves the Education and Skills…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Exam boards ask schools for staff contacts available ‘throughout the summer’

Exam boards have asked schools to identify staff who will be available “throughout the summer”, fuelling fears leaders won’t…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE to cover 2021 autumn exam costs for students and schools

The Department for Education has confirmed it will reimburse schools for the cost of organising autumn exams and covering…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Level 3 qualifications review: Reprieve for some BTECs

BTECs will survive the government’s bonfire of level 3 qualifications if they can demonstrate there is a “real need”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

National Food Strategy: The recommendations for schools

A government-commissioned report has recommended a raft of measures for schools to improve pupil nutrition and food education. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker