Oli de Botton appointed ‘expert adviser’ to Starmer on education Former head will leave role at the Careers and Enterprise Company this month
Revealed: The first 300 schools splitting £37m nursery cash Ministers announced last June they would repurpose empty primary school classrooms to create 100,000 childcare places in 3,334 settings
Teacher union reports ‘surge’ in concerns about redundancies NASUWT leader says he raised ‘serious concerns’ with government about funding in December
Using AI to judge writing could ‘revolutionise’ assessment – trial No More Marking says its trial found AI is ‘very good at judging student writing and is a viable and time-saving alternative for many forms of school assessment’
Secondary special schools over-capacity by 8,000 pupils, DfE data suggests Education secretary warns of ‘significant gaps’ in provision for pupils with SEND
Unfilled primary school places up 6% in a year as falling rolls bite Secondary school population to peak in 2027-28 and then start to fall, government analysis predicts
Union anger as spring statement snubs schools Reeves mentioned crumbling school roofs, but they won’t get more capital cash next year
Parents ‘seem to support’ new report cards, Oliver claims Chief inspector to point to YouGov polling of parents as leaders continue to urge him to think again
The EEF’s 5 tips for deploying teaching assistants Government’s go-to body for showing what works in education updates guidance