SEND: EPI criticises ‘lack of urgency’ on ‘most pressing’ issue Think tank calls for funding review and for budgets to be ‘grounded in the level of need’
Election delays universal free school meals funding decision Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year’s funding rate
Labour £450m pledge could net 7,000 teachers – but not all new Analysis finds combination of higher pay and bursaries and new early-career payments could help bridge supply gap – but mostly via retention
Unspent buildings cash worth £36k to each school, claim unions ‘Only sensible option’ is to give unspent cash to schools, say leaders
Video: School leaders and policy experts react to party manifestos Schools Week convened a panel of experts from across the sector to respond to parties’ pledges
Trust chair knighted and ex-Ofqual chief gets CBE in King’s birthday honours 48 people honoured for their work in the schools community in England
Lib Dems bursary pledge ‘inefficient’ use of ‘scarce resources’ Party has pledged to fund teacher training ‘properly so that all trainee posts in school are paid’
Retention tops teachers’ election policy priorities, polling suggests Access to mental health services, getting more support staff and having ‘fewer high-pressure exams’ were other top priorities, Teacher Tapp’s poll found
Labour manifesto ‘missing’ key school spending details – IfS Party offers ‘mostly small’ resources for the many pressing ‘challenges’ facing education, says think tank