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 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo 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 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo Politics Meet the ministers: Portfolios of Starmer’s DfE lineup confirmed Who is doing what at the DfE under the Labour government Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo 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 10mo Jack Dyson 10mo 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 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo 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 10mo John Dickens 10mo 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 10mo John Dickens 10mo 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 10mo Lucas Cumiskey 10mo 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 10mo Lucas Cumiskey 10mo 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 10mo Lucas Cumiskey and Samantha Booth 10mo Curriculum Exclusive EEF boss Professor Becky Francis to lead Labour curriculum review Labour is expected to announce her appointment shortly Samantha Booth 10mo Samantha Booth 10mo Academies Academy transfer market cost £45m under Tories More than 2,000 academies have been rebrokered since 2013 Schools Week Reporter 10mo Schools Week Reporter 10mo Newer 1 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 974 Older