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
Ofsted

Eight things we learned from Ofsted’s annual accounts

Inspectorate has had a ‘difficult’ year and faces ‘significant’ financial challenges, documents warn

Freddie Whittaker
Lucas Cumiskey and Samantha Booth
Curriculum

EEF boss Professor Becky Francis to lead Labour curriculum review

Labour is expected to announce her appointment shortly

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Academy transfer market cost £45m under Tories

More than 2,000 academies have been rebrokered since 2013

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter