Politics

Pay rises must be met from schools’ core budgets, minister confirms

Robin Walker seeks to reassure leaders spending review settlement will make pressures affordable

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

CO2 monitors: Almost half of promised devices delivered

But data doesn't show how many schools are yet to receive deliveries

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

EBacc target even further off as entries fall again

KS4 data also shows how disadvantage gap has widened according to government's own metric

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Draft law seeks Parliamentary veto on future school closures

Education committee chair to introduce bill in Parliament which could class schools as 'essential infrastructure'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

250k Covid absences in week before half term, with south west worst hit

DfE data shows Covid absences nationally rose to 3.2 per cent on October 21

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Zahawi wants all schools to ‘move towards’ 6.5-hour day

Education secretary says he's looking at 'excellent examples' in some academy trusts of a longer school day

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

MPs give Birbalsingh social mobility role green light

Committee says outspoken head will 'need to demonstrate her ability to listen' to those 'with whom she will not...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE claims it DID review time in school, but won’t commit to publishing findings

Department claims findings informed spending review, but won't say whether they will be published

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Learning loss study: ‘Notable’ catch-up at primary, but poorer pupils much further behind

Study finds disadvantaged secondary pupils were still 1.6 months further behind their peers this summer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker