News DfE seeks teacher pay body’s views on 9-day fortnights and staggered starts Views sought on areas where teachers’ pay and conditions ‘may pose a barrier to flexible working’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo School buildings Competition watchdog opens ‘suspected bid-rigging’ probe into school repair contracts CMA says it has ‘reason to suspect’ companies ‘illegally colluded to rig bids to secure contracts’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Teacher pay DfE: 2.8% teacher pay rise ‘would be appropriate’ for 2025-26 Schools told they will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to ‘supplement’ extra cash allocated at the budget Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo News Schools urged to register defibrillators as half ‘invisible’ to ambulance crews Leaders urged to take five minutes to register their life-saving device on a national database Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo T-levels ‘All or nothing’ T-levels need reform, says incoming Ofqual chief Exam regulator’s interim boss outlines reasons behind slow take up and ‘worryingly’ high drop out rate Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Artificial Intelligence Ofsted to review the use of AI in schools DfE commissions watchdog to examine how schools use AI to ‘support teaching and learning’ and manage admin Freddie Whittaker 5mo Lydia Chantler‑Hicks and Freddie Whittaker 5mo News Government delays Oak National Academy review A market impact assessment will also ask edtech firms if the online school has harmed their business Lucas Cumiskey 5mo Lucas Cumiskey 5mo News ‘Double funding’ likely needed during transition to new SEND system, says IFS IFS warns ‘something has to change’ to avoid ‘absurd’ council deficits of £8 billion by 2027 Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Movers and Shakers, Ofqual Dr Susan Tranter appointed Ofqual chair Academy trust CEO takes over from interim chair Frances Wadsworth Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo School funding Exclusive Cost-cutter founder loses out on £7 million contract Institute of School Business Leaders will no longer be responsible for supplying the money-saving experts Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo School buildings Exclusive LocatED: £40k bonus for DfE’s property company boss Latest accounts show £210k-a-year CEO received the bonus in performance-related pay in 2023-24 Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo School buildings Capital cost-cutters save £8m – but what next? The future of the capital advisers’ programme looks in doubt Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Newer 1 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 975 Older