Labour reformer among four appointed to DfE board Naomi Eisenstadt, Steve Crocker, Rebecca George and Margaret Casely-Hayford will each earn £15,000 for around 24 days’ work per year
£2m for ‘writing framework’, CPD and resources fund DfE says new guidance will ‘articulate a common approach to teaching writing rooted in evidence and good practice’
Schools bill: Academies may need permission ‘to build a bike shed’ Schools would need to get written permission for any change of building – including any ‘wholly or mainly’ enclosed outdoor structure
Bridget Phillipson’s standards ‘vision’ speech in full Education secretary pledges a ‘new era on school standards’ as government launches accountability reform consultation
The Labour standards tightrope: Can they fix schools without results slipping? England may be the ‘best in the west’ for reading and writing. But pupils are less happy, behaviour is worse and more children are skipping school
Campaigners warn of schools bill’s ‘huge new powers’ So-called ‘Henry VIII powers’ will grant education secretary to amend or repeat other legislation with ‘minimal scrutiny’
‘School profile’ plans revealed amid ‘new era on standards’ ‘Significantly strengthened’ accountability will also ‘raise the bar on what we expect from schools’, Phillipson to say
Fact check: Does the schools bill criticism really add up? Government is under fire for the academy elements of its schools bill. But does the evidence back up those concerns?
Ofsted report cards ‘rushed and botched’, say insiders Watchdog whistleblowers say planned consultation is a ‘sham’ and reforms have been ‘cobbled together at ridiculous speed’