News

Schools to fork out £310m to subsidise free meals

Research finds schools raiding teaching and learning budgets to plug funding gap for free lunches

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools to be tasked with ‘ensuring pupils have a post-16 destination’

But details scarce on policy after Sir Keir Starmer announces new higher-level learning target

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Features

G’day MAT: Academy reforms go down under

After visiting English trusts to hear ‘warts and all’ accounts of academisation, Tasmania is launching its own version to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour conference 2025: Bridget Phillipson’s full speech

The education secretary addressed the party's annual conference in Liverpool

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Breakfast clubs

DfE wants breakfast clubs extended to 2,000 schools from April 2026

Schools will be invited to apply for a share of £80m funding, but heads warn rollout must take account...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour-linked education group backs Lucy Powell for deputy leader

Backing for rival from Socialist Educational Association is a blow to education secretary Bridget Phillipson

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Fewer staff want to resign – but more think pay is unfair

Just 7 per cent of school staff report they were rarely or never overworked

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Year 8s to sit mandatory reading test under white paper plans

Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum, but results will be published at national...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Private schools face 50% hike in Ofsted inspection fees

DfE proposes large hikes in fees paid by non-association independent schools, as just 34% of costs are currently covered

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker