News Exclusive DfE lets councils skirt minimum funding rules to prop up SEND LAs given permission to set per-pupil funding below national minimums as deficits spiral Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News Attendance mentors move into ten new areas Etio selected to run £15m expansion of DfE scheme, but trial will stop in five areas already testing the… Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Support staff Labour set for academies support staff pay showdown Re-establishment of negotiating body seeks to establish national terms and conditions, career progression routes and fair pay Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y SATs DfE scraps £1.6m key stage 1 SATs paper opt-out scheme Unions say ‘common sense has prevailed’ after an estimated £1.6m was spent last year on optional papers Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y News Phonics results creep up, but remain below pre-pandemic Four in five pupils meet the government’s ‘expected standard’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Movers and Shakers Russell Hobby to step down as Teach First CEO Former NAHT general secretary says he has ‘loved my time’ at teacher training charity Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News ‘Parachute payments’ could help schools cope with falling rolls Report warns of a ‘clear and present danger to the financial sustainability of many primary schools’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News Longer school day has ‘small yet positive’ attainment boost Schools with top Ofsted grades and selective schools more likely to have extended days, finds EPI Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News Ofsted: ECF and NPQ providers get more time to request deferrals Watchdog will also allow providers to present extra evidence in inspector meetings and give them longer to raise concerns Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y antisemitism DfE resumes £7m procurement to tackle antisemitism in schools Phillipson says scheme will ‘give teachers confidence to root out antisemitism’ after rise in cases Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Ofsted Ofsted: Some KS1 pupils not gaining ‘foundational knowledge’ Report also warns curriculums for English, beyond the teaching of phonics, are ‘often weak’ Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Oracy Teacher training, GCSE reform and investment needed to make oracy the ‘fourth R’ Oracy Commission sets out how to embed speaking, listening and communication throughout the curriculum Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Newer 1 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 1,012 Older
