Covid: Attendance reaches 9-month high, but schools ‘not out of the woods’ More than one in ten schools still report high staff absences
50 schools sought for £980k girls sport scheme DfE says ‘Your Time’ programme will offer opportunities for girls to access competitive sport
Save some cash for later to fund teacher pay bill, DfE says Schools told to plan budgets over multiple years to make best use of ‘frontloaded’ funding settlement
The road to £30k: DfE proposes 16% starting salary hike by 2023 But most teachers and leaders would see smaller rises of 3% next year and 2% the year after
Government to set 2030 target for all schools to become academies But white paper is likely to kick decision on forced academisation down the road
DfE scales back school Covid attendance data collection Schools will only have to fill out educational settings status form weekly from Monday
Teacher trainers can ask DfE to relax ‘two schools’ rule But ITT providers must first work with government to find placements
Ofsted delays ECF and NPQ provider inspections Full inspections of lead providers will start from spring 2023
Government ‘gaming the figures’ on £24m breakfast club scheme Freedom of information data shows over half of the clubs involved so far are not new