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’
Revealed: The true impact of the schools bill DfE admits reforms could limit ability of popular schools to grow and even land trustees in court
Councils issue almost half a million absence fines The number of penalty notices handed for unauthorised absences rose 22% in the year before reforms to the process came in
DfE’s schools bill academy pay amendment published Ministers would get power to make academies observe minimum pay rates, and trusts would need a ‘good’ reason to ignore other national conditions