Election 2024

Teacher pay response won’t come before election, Keegan confirms

Education secretary tells unions government ‘will not be able’ to publish STRB response until after July 4 poll

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE in court over falling rolls academy plan

High Court challenge over its decision to academise a school council planned to close amid falling rolls

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Campaigners criticise Keegan’s Catholic ‘conflict’

Education secretary received ‘in-kind’ £17k donation while faith leaders lobbied to end admissions cap

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mobile phones

Fully ban phones in schools if crackdown doesn’t work, say MPs

Committee also calls for ‘kitemarking’ for education apps and better digital literacy education as it raises concerns over data…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Sir Ian Bauckham is Keegan’s pick for permanent Ofqual chief

But his confirmation will be left up to whoever forms the next government

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

DfE civil servants churn endangers next government’s reforms

Number of staff leaving the DfE has almost doubled since before the pandemic

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


School funding

Struggling schools miss out on ‘hardship’ funding

One local authority kept the entire government allocation to itself to cover its own deficit

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Attendance

Butlin’s accused of ‘undermining’ school absence fight

Holiday firm offers four-night ‘showtime term-time midweek breaks’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Election 2024

Election 2024: The schools policies now in limbo as purdah looms

Restriction on announcements and decisions begins on Saturday ahead of July 4 poll

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Civil service boss: Covid exams U-turn ‘most awful governing ever’

Simon Case said in August 2020 that ‘lots of people should lose their heads’ over exams fiasco

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Election 2024

Leaders ‘seek assurances’ election won’t ‘halt’ teacher pay process

Leaders fear July 4 poll could further delay STRB process

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School buildings

Research to uncover ‘future safety risks’ of crumbling school buildings

AI could be used to spot ‘specific defects’ in post-war buildings

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey