News Exclusive Government won’t say if mental health ‘first aid’ training started for primaries The government is refusing to to say whether its mental health “first aid” training for all primary schools has… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Two trusts face spending controls after accounts reveal joint CEO’s double salary Two academy trusts face strict government spending controls after accounts revealed their joint chief executive earning a double salary… Tom Belger 5y Tom Belger 5y News Exclusive Warning over DfE evidence backing extra school time Studies cited by the government to support its proposals to extend the school day need “optimal conditions” or schools… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Exclusive DfE report delays let academy trust bosses ‘get away with it’ The government has admitted that reports on financial scandals in three academy trusts have been gathering dust for more… Tom Belger 5y Tom Belger 5y News Exclusive Free school meals voucher extension risked legal challenges The government’s last-minute U-turn on providing free school meals vouchers over the summer holidays risked exposing it to legal… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Exclusive Revealed: Oak bosses’ bid for £41m payday Oak bosses would have been in line for a £41 million payday under their preferred proposal for the future… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News DfE snubs calls for sprinklers in all new schools The Department for Education (DfE) is planning to amend guidance to recommend fire suppression systems – such as sprinklers- … James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Unions demand ‘immediate’ release of Covid-19 variant school outbreaks data Unions representing heads, teachers and support staff have demanded the “immediate” release of data on the number of Covid-19… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Repairing England’s schools will cost £11.4 billion, DfE admits Repairing or replacing all defects in England’s schools will cost £11.4 billion, the Department for Education has admitted. It… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Spielman bags two more years as Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has been given two extra years in the role of Ofsted chief inspector, the Department for Education… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News GCSEs and A-levels: 7 key trends from provisional 2021 entries data GCSE and A-level entries continued to rise this year, but subject-level data reveals big changes in some subjects. Exams… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Pupils missed 33 million days of in-person education due to Covid last autumn Pupils missed 33 million days of in-person education because of Covid during the autumn term last year, as schools… Tom Belger 5y Tom Belger 5y Newer 1 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 1,018 Older