Trainee teacher drop-out rate doubles in four years But of those who do qualify, a higher proportion end up teaching
Over 4 in 10 schools snub tutoring in final year of subsidies Course starts likely halved in last year of subsidies for flagship catch-up programme
DfE pauses post-16 qualifications review and BTECs defunding New education secretary announces ‘short pause and review’ of previous government’s approach
School reprimanded over illegal use of facial recognition technology Essex secondary failed to get pupils’ consent and did not assess impact of new cashless catering tech in advance
What is happening with teacher pay? Chancellor says announcements will come ‘later this month’ and government will ‘make sure that the sums add up’
Eight things we learned from Ofsted’s annual accounts Inspectorate has had a ‘difficult’ year and faces ‘significant’ financial challenges, documents warn
DfE revises up pupils forecast – but numbers still due to plummet Government estimates there will be 260,000 more pupils than previously predicted in state schools by 2028
Exclusions higher than pre-Covid as suspensions rise again New education minister slams ‘shocking’ figures as suspensions rates remain are record high
King’s Speech 2024: What’s in it for schools? Labour government will introduce a raft of schools policies through its ‘children’s wellbeing bill’