School workload crisis exposed in leaked DfE report Government faces questions about why landmark ‘working lives’ survey still hasn’t been published
Don’t use ‘gaming’ Ofsted inspection ‘trackers’, Gibb tells schools Liberal Democrats call for inquiry after DfE dodges questions about its knowledge of ‘unethical’ early warning systems
NAHT: Industrial action ‘will be necessary’ if members reject offer Leaders’ union chief says government’s pay offer is ‘inadequate’ and lacks ‘sufficient funding’
Ministers target groups of failing academies in regulation crackdown Review pledges to explore ‘greater use’ of intervention powers to tackle underperformance in academy trusts
Teacher strikes: Unions receive pay offer as DfE talks conclude Pay offer includes £1k one-off payment for this year and 4.3% rise for most teachers in 2023-24, but union warns it is ‘not fully-funded’
Free schools to open in areas with growing surplus places Findings ‘demonstrate the need for a more coherent system’, say council chiefs, but trusts say schools still needed
Ofsted was aware of ‘gaming’ school inspection alerts But watchdog refuses to say if it has acted to curb systems that monitor web hits to predict visits
Plummeting pupil numbers turn tables on place planning Over 1.1m places have been created since 2010, but pupil numbers are expected to drop by over 900,000 in the next decade
Revealed: ‘Unethical’ Ofsted ‘alerts’ tip off schools about inspections Investigation exposes loophole in Ofsted inspection system which is supposed to give just a day’s notice