Pay rises will now cost schools £1.3bn, and 6 more STRB findings The teacher pay review body also wants a bigger remit to investigate the whole teacher pay system amid ongoing issues with retention and recruitment
Schools can only use DfE-approved tutoring firms from September Leaders wanting to spend school-led tutoring cash on external agencies must draw from government list
Seven things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research The watchdog found learning loss during Covid lockdowns made it more difficult to identify pupils with SEND
Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion
Schools plan non-uniform days and early finishes for ‘extreme’ heatwave The Met Office has warned temperatures could top 35C on Monday
More ‘requires improvement’ schools boost Ofsted grade post-Covid Over two-thirds of RI secondaries saw their grade boosted this year, up from 42 per cent pre-Covid
Assess wellbeing risk of strip searches before calling police, schools told DfE updates guidance on searching, screening and confiscation in wake of Child Q scandal
Schools review uniform policies to embrace eco-friendly options ‘Environmentally conscious’ pupils behind green policy drive