DfE considers council-run MATs to achieve academy ambition Ministers ‘open to slightly different models of partnership’ as schools white paper looms
DfE trialling ‘real-time’ attendance tracker to cut absences ‘Less burdensome’ automated data collection hailed as ‘first step to more efficient approach’
Record high of 1 in 25 pupils off with Covid as confirmed cases double A quarter of schools have more than 15 per cent of teachers off – nearly double the rate in September
RSC advisory board election results delayed DfE says outcome of election for advisers on academy oversight will no longer be announced this month
Give staff concessions in London driving charge plan, say heads Proposals will ‘inevitably’ affect school staff, but measures are needed to tackle pollution, leaders warn
Supreme Court ends Durand Academy land dispute Highest court throws out appeal bid from trustees seeking compensation for commercial facilities on school site
Ex-Tory MP claims government threatened free school project Christian Wakeford alleges the government threatened to pull a new school planned for his constituency if he did not vote with them
Face masks in classrooms ditched from tomorrow Rules on coverings in communal areas will end on Thursday next week
Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus Study claims teaching reading in England has been ‘less successful’ under new approach