School attendance hits five-month low, workforce absence soars Nearly one in 10 secondary school teachers were off last week, DfE estimates
Labour plans to curtail academy freedoms in schools bill amendment Opposition seizes on government infighting – finally revealing its own plans for academies
September 2022 Ofsted inspection changes: What schools need to know Curriculum grace period ends – but new grade descriptor ‘will prevent cliff edge’
‘A new low’: Chartered College lodges complaint over swearing minister Sector leader writes to government as fellow Conservative MP accuses Andrea Jenkyns of ‘appalling conduct’
School reforms up in air as Johnson turmoil wipes out ministers Uncertainty reigns after spate of ministerial resignations and PM’s decision to quit
Grammar schools ratings topple as new Ofsted regime bites Kent school that controversially opened satellite site in 2015 among those downgraded
‘Be teachers not campaigners’ urges Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman tells teachers to maintain their ‘own impartiality’
Will Quince back at the DfE less than two days after resignation Ex-children’s minister returns to a more senior role, but no clarity on brief yet
Walker willing to return to schools minister role MP who resigned yesterday says he’s ‘content to serve’ at the DfE again after Johnson quits as party leader