DfE seeks teacher pay body’s views on 9-day fortnights and staggered starts Views sought on areas where teachers’ pay and conditions ‘may pose a barrier to flexible working’
DfE: 2.8% teacher pay rise ‘would be appropriate’ for 2025-26 Schools told they will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to ‘supplement’ extra cash allocated at the budget
Competition watchdog opens ‘suspected bid-rigging’ probe into school repair contracts CMA says it has ‘reason to suspect’ companies ‘illegally colluded to rig bids to secure contracts’
Schools urged to register defibrillators as half ‘invisible’ to ambulance crews Leaders urged to take five minutes to register their life-saving device on a national database
Ofsted to review the use of AI in schools DfE commissions watchdog to examine how schools use AI to ‘support teaching and learning’ and manage admin
‘Double funding’ likely needed during transition to new SEND system, says IFS IFS warns ‘something has to change’ to avoid ‘absurd’ council deficits of £8 billion by 2027
Dr Susan Tranter appointed Ofqual chair Academy trust CEO takes over from interim chair Frances Wadsworth
Capital cost-cutters save £8m – but what next? The future of the capital advisers’ programme looks in doubt
Starmer wants 75% of children ‘school-ready’ by 2028 Target of three in four reception pupils at a ‘good’ level of development is one of six key ‘milestones’