Schools
Privately-educated athletes remain ‘significantly over-represented’
Jack Dyson
Attendance
Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers
Jack Dyson
Child poverty
Headteachers warn insecure housing can impact children’s wellbeing, health and ability to concentrate in school
Lucas Cumiskey
Academies
High Court decision to throw out academisation decision means LA will ‘have to close high-performing school instead’
Jack Dyson
Teacher strikes
Union chiefs welcome move to scrap the controversial proposals amid hopes for a ‘reset’ to industrial relations
Lucas Cumiskey
Teacher pay
‘This is a significant first – but not last – step towards long-term correction in pay’ says union boss
Lucas Cumiskey
BTECs
Pausing 2025 and 2026 defunding plans could prejudice DfE review, education secretary says
Shane Chowen
Recruitment and retention
Report calls for recruitment target for women heads and priority childcare places for teachers to halt exodus
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention
The process should be supportive, reduce workload and discuss working hours
Freddie Whittaker
Academies
Academy trust handbook update also includes pause on electric car schemes and finance lease changes
Jack Dyson
Teacher Regulation Agency
Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload
Jack Dyson
SEND
Risk that councils’ financial challenges will impede essential support services now ‘critical’
Samantha Booth and Jack Dyson
