Schools told to raid own coffers to get pupils to exams during rail strike DfE says schools are ‘best placed to prioritise their spending to support their pupils and students’ during biggest rail strike in 30 years
Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six opportunities to hear from further education providers
Middlesbrough gets help to tackle absences Tackling persistent absence has become a key priority for ministers after rates soared during the pandemic
DfE orders e-registers and sets new thresholds for absence fines Schools to be told to modernise the way they collect and record attendance data as government plans absence crackdown
Governance ‘diminished’ in new inspections, Ofsted told National Governance Association writes to Amanda Spielman to call for ‘more informative’ reports
Zahawi changes tack on ‘kryptonite’ schools bill reforms Government prepares shake-up of school reforms amid mounting pressure from Conservative rebels
AQA sorry for ‘stress’ over A-level law question not in advance info Exam board makes second apology in a week over issues with advance information
Johnson critic Nick Timothy departs DfE board Ex-Downing Street aide ends his term as a non-executive director nine months earlier
Schools bill: Zahawi promises ‘no new burdens’ for academies Education secretary vows not to restrict the ‘very freedoms that enable academy success’