Mums who return to teaching part-time more likely to stay New study reveals how the first 12 months back are crucial for retaining new mums
Schools risk ‘inadvertently’ breaking minimum wage law Bottom end of unqualified teacher pay scales could fall below legal requirements, legal experts warn
DfE reviews pupil premium amid free meals extension concerns But the education secretary rejects ‘barefaced lie’ as Tories claim schools could lose £1.5bn
‘Teachers visa’ and agency regulation: 5 ways to improve overseas recruitment Government evaluation found some international recruits were ‘unprepared’ for the behaviour in English schools
Pupil numbers fall as system passes demographic tipping-point And for the first time, there are now more academies in England than council-maintained schools
National Institute of Teaching gains degree-awarding powers Move means government’s flagship teacher training provider will award its own PGCE to trainees
Free school meals extended to all from universal credit households But schools won’t get more pupil premium funding, and some children to lose eligibility as transitional protections end
Ministers mull putting health services in spare primary classrooms Education secretary says government is exploring how to use the school estate for ‘wider family services’
Defence review calls for cadet expansion – despite DfE funding cut Call from the Ministry of Defence comes less than a year after the DfE scrapped its £1.1m contribution to cadets expansion