Covid Covid inquiry unearths more school pandemic ‘chaos’ And former education secretary says he was given just one day to plan for closing classrooms Ruth Lucas 6mo Ruth Lucas 6mo News Greater post-16 support in schools ‘untenable’ without investment Government waters-down language on new responsibilities for schools, but concerns remain Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo News Academy trust broke rules over payments to CEO’s mum Government probe finds four-school trust breached academy rules over consultancy payments, £24k on training courses for a senior leader… Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo Sponsored post Sponsored AI Safety: From DfE Guidance to Classroom Confidence Darren Coxon, edtech consultant and AI education specialist, working with The National College, explores the DfE’s expectations for AI… SWAdvertorial 6mo The National College 6mo Admissions Exclusive Admissions watchdog rescinds fair banding approval The controversial decision had allowed a school to introduce the practice Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo School improvement Exclusive RISE advisers call on their own to support schools Leaders say DfE must be more transparent about improvement team decisions as advisers buy in support from RISE colleagues’… Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo Inclusion SEND spend could hit £15bn (more than some government departments) IFS calls on government spending watchdog to publish annual forecasts for high needs spending and deficits Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo News Exclusive Revealed: Plan for new V-level qualifications amid BTEC cull Ministers expected to set out plans for third route alongside A-levels and T-levels in skills white paper Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo Assessment Year 8 reading test plan splits teachers and heads More teachers back government plan than oppose it, but leaders are far more sceptical Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Recruitment and retention 1 in 3 secondary heads leave within three years But a lack of data on central academy trust teams could be skewing analysis, DfE warns Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6mo News Schools to fork out £310m to subsidise free meals Research finds schools raiding teaching and learning budgets to plug funding gap for free lunches Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo News Ofsted should fail schools on phone use, say Conservatives Shadow education secretary says phone use should be treated as a safeguarding issue by watchdog Ruth Lucas 6mo Ruth Lucas 6mo Newer 1 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 1,033 Older