Pupil self-isolation advice slashed to 3 days Heads question guidance changes and end to free testing as Covid continues to disrupt schools
SEND review won’t repeat ‘mistakes of the past’ – Zahawi Education secretary says system is failing and reform is ‘long overdue’
SEND review: The proposed reforms to alternative provision Changes to the way AP is funded and used by schools have been put forward by the government
Revealed: 24 ‘priority’ areas to split £40m improvement cash DfE also almost doubles academy trust growth funding for the next three years
Council-run academy trusts get the green light in schools white paper DfE also to set out new maths and English target for secondary schools
Schools ‘asked to offer’ 32.5-hour week by 2023 – and Ofsted will check Expectation is equivalent to a six and a half hour day, which most schools already provide
£64m to make grammar schools more inclusive – but the gap widens Despite pandemic surge in free school meals rates, grammars given expansion cash have fallen further behind
Persistently absent pupils to be mentored under £5m trial DfE seeks organisation to mentor pupils in disadvantaged areas as persistent absence remains high
Paul Whiteman re-elected unopposed as NAHT general secretary Leaders’ union boss will serve another five year term from September