School buildings

Serious building defects wait (and wait) for funding

Responsible bodies say they have had to prioritise only the most serious issues as government cash remains static

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Schools working to cut absences will be judged ‘favourably’ says Ofsted

Watchdog clarifies its position as absence rates remain stubbornly higher than pre-pandemic

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School Cuts relaunch puts unions on collision-course with DfE again

Updated analysis estimates 92 per cent of mainstream schools will be 'unable to cope' with cost increases in 2024-25

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School buildings

Trusts lack building condition data despite DfE survey, cost-cutters find

Capital advisers programme will be expanded following positive feedback and after trusts predict savings

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment and retention

Teachers’ home working ‘masks’ true workload challenge

Most leaders have not read government workload reduction toolkit, and just 1 in 10 found it 'useful'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Damian Hinds returns to DfE as schools minister

Appointment follows resignation of schools minister Nick Gibb

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools should have SENCo-style role to support young carers

Report warns pupils with caring responsibilities are not being properly identified by schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Nick Gibb: Schools minister’s resignation letter – in full

'My passion for ensuring that every child gets the best possible education will remain with me until my dying...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Nick Gibb stands down as schools minister

Front-bencher has dominated Conservative education policymaking since 2005

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker