News

First secure school 3 years behind schedule and £31m over-budget

Flagship justice policy in crisis as pilot project is beset with delays and extra costs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Don’t ‘pick and mix’ Oak curriculum resources, warns Spielman

Ofsted chief says content provided by new arms-length curriculum body must be implemented 'thoughtfully'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and James Carr
Schools

Social mobility tsar casts doubt on literacy and numeracy targets

Katharine Birbalsingh tells MPs she is 'not sure' how targets set in recent white papers will be met

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools
Assistive technology admissions

Watchdog probes SIMS provider over ‘abusing dominant position’

England's largest provider of data management systems ESS is under investigation for 'suspected breaches of competition law'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

IfS: 1 in 4 poorer pupils could lose out under proposed student loan grade thresholds

Around 1 in 10 recent education undergrads would also have been excluded, think tank warns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Warning notices issued to growing trusts

Leaders say cases show importance of 'sustainable' growth amid ministers' expansion plans

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and James Carr
Politics

Meet the new-look education committee

Five new MPs have joined since last July. Here's your guide to the new membership

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools
The DfE is looking to hire an external provider to recruit volunteer experts to help with its climate change strategy for education

DfE finalises its climate change strategy: What schools need to know

Every school will have a climate lead, and 'sustainable' tests will be developed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid
Sir Peter Lampl

Poll: 7 in 10 primary heads say catch-up cash ‘insufficient’

Two in five leaders raid pupil premium budgets to make ends meet

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker