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 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y 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 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Politics Meet the ministers: Portfolios of Starmer’s DfE lineup confirmed Who is doing what at the DfE under the Labour government Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y 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 1y Jack Dyson 1y 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 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y 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 1y John Dickens 1y 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 1y John Dickens 1y 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 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y 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 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y 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 1y Lucas Cumiskey and Samantha Booth 1y Curriculum Exclusive EEF boss Professor Becky Francis to lead Labour curriculum review Labour is expected to announce her appointment shortly Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Academies Academy transfer market cost £45m under Tories More than 2,000 academies have been rebrokered since 2013 Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y Newer 1 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 1,006 Older