NASUWT and NEU to ballot school staff for strikes over pay Two unions representing hundreds of thousands of school staff prepare for formal ballots over government pay proposals
Council attendance staff cuts 50 times bigger than new support DfE has hired 13 absence advisers, but investigation suggests over 600 attendance staff have been slashed from councils
NEU will ballot sixth form college teachers as 85% back strike Indicative ballot result is first official sign of support in the sector for walkouts over pay, with school teachers still voting
Use empty school buildings for childcare, says de Souza Children’s commissioner also calls for an extended school day to address gaps in provision for older children
DfE hikes teacher training bursaries, but budget still £70m less than 2020 Increase in bursaries in shortage subject represents tacit admission slashing support last year was a mistake
Ex-DfE adviser Lehain becomes think tank head of education The former New Schools Network chief left his government role last month after less than a year
Schools minister pledges pupil premium probe Gullis said he feared some schools spend the £2.6bn grant ‘in ways that the funding is not intended’
DfE property arm eyes hundreds of school sites for housing LocatEd told by department to assess 316 school sites for potential selloff, with more ‘expected’
Schools have surplus land ‘the size of central London’ DfE property company director says selling off land for housing can generate funding for schools