Sunak ‘bringing forward’ review of sex education guidance PM says he wants to ‘make sure schools are not teaching inappropriate or contested content in RSHE’
DfE school sport plan: Two hours of PE a week and award for equal access Two further years of PE and sports premium funding also confirmed, along with £57m to open up school facilities in the evenings
Rise in child mental health demand prompts call to speed up school support reforms The proportion of children whose referrals closed before treatment has increased for the first time in five years
More Ofsted scrutiny would ensure ‘razor-sharp’ attendance focus, de Souza says MPs hear schools are misusing attendance codes to disguise managed moves, and well-off parents abuse holiday fines system
Ofsted moves to Monday inspections for teacher strikes week Watchdog says it will avoid inspecting on NEU strike days on Wednesday and Thursday
Teacher strikes: 4 in 5 London schools affected by Thursday’s action Capital’s schools far more likely to close or restrict attendance as a result of NEU walkouts
Keegan snubs ASCL conference as pay stalemate continues Education secretary will miss the Birmingham event because she hopes to be in pay talks, union reveals
The Schools Week Labour education policy tracker As an election gets closer, we keep track of every policy announced by the opposition
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