Recruitment

Trainee teacher drop-out rate doubles in four years

But of those who do qualify, a higher proportion end up teaching

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Over 4 in 10 schools snub tutoring in final year of subsidies

Course starts likely halved in last year of subsidies for flagship catch-up programme

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Eight reforms to fix ‘broken’ SEND system from councils-backed report

A national regulator, greater clarity over needs, clampdown on private sector profits and ‘less adversarial’ system proposed

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
BTECs

DfE pauses post-16 qualifications review and BTECs defunding

New education secretary announces ‘short pause and review’ of previous government’s approach

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pupil data

School reprimanded over illegal use of facial recognition technology

Essex secondary failed to get pupils’ consent and did not assess impact of new cashless catering tech in advance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Meet the ministers: Portfolios of Starmer’s DfE lineup confirmed

Who is doing what at the DfE under the Labour government

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Disadvantage

DfE can’t show ‘value for money’ of £9.2bn disadvantage spend

Spending watchdog finds ‘limited evidence’ of how well almost half of funding to narrow attainment gap is used

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher pay

What is happening with teacher pay?

Chancellor says announcements will come ‘later this month’ and government will ‘make sure that the sums add up’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

United Learning’s alternative pension plan: The lawyers’ views

Pension proposals by the country’s biggest trust have led to questions over its legality, whether the TPS might collapse…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Curriculum

Curriculum review launched: What schools need to know

Call for evidence to launch in September, with national roadshows and findings published in 2025

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

Ofsted wins High Court battle with school over ‘inadequate’ report

Judge says the court is ‘not a proper forum for policy disagreements’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

How will ungraded Ofsted inspections work from September?

Watchdog sets out its plans after Sir Martyn Oliver scrapped subject deep dives for shorter visits

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey