Extent of classes taught by non-specialist teachers revealed More than one in five physics classes this year were taught by a teacher without a relevant degree
One in five undergraduate trainee teachers don’t qualify And proportion of postgraduates gaining qualified teacher status hits a five-year low
Education APPG chair broke transparency rules, says watchdog Parliamentary commissioner for standards finds BESA-backed committee failed to publish income and expenditure statements
DfE schools survey exposes depths of cost-of-living crisis Two-thirds of schools hike meal prices, while three in 10 say energy support scheme made no difference
Rise in parents complaining to Ofsted about schools post-Covid But watchdog wants to ‘reassure’ sector that few led to snap inspections
Oliver vows to ‘work with whole sector’ to ‘create best’ Ofsted Sir Martyn Oliver will appear before MPs in September after being confirmed as DfE’s pick for Ofsted chief
Teach First: 7 findings revealing its impact on schools NFER research shows marginal GCSE boost under Teach First teachers, but they are also more likely to leave the profession
Government still lags well behind NPQ take-up target Just 63,484 NPQ courses have been started in two years, against a DfE target of 150,000 across three, new data shows
Ofsted reveals most common subjects for inspection deep dives New Ofsted analysis shows an average of four deep dives per school inspection, with music and RE among the least likely to be probed