Tutoring

DfE to increase tutoring subsidy to 50% next year as take-up stalls

But no extra cash as ministers bank on continued lower-than-expected take-up

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Unison ballots 140,000 school support staff for strike

Vote over councils' £1,925 pay offer raises prospect of even greater disruption to schools this autumn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Regional directors reveal academies approach

Officials are deploying 'soft levers' to encourage small schools to convert and build capacity in the system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

‘Political adversarialism’ hampering Birmingham SEND improvements

Damning report flags 'unhelpful and even illegal practices around exclusions and part-time provision'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: July walkouts hinge on STRB response, says NEU

'If she makes the right decisions, she could also avoid further strike action'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

Mental health leads struggle to find time for the job

Almost 6 in 10 schools have taken up training grant funding, but survey reveals workload concerns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE names 9 more attendance hubs and expands mentoring

Ministers also seek views on 'missing' children as department publishes first data on home education and council enforcement

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Barran: We need to give MATs support not inspection (for now)

New 'transparent' commissioning will also address concerns over decision making done based on a 'list of the friends of...

Freddie Whittaker
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Keegan tells NEU to check its facts on teacher pay

Education secretary says stats watchdog ruling 'appears to contradict' statement from union on lack of funding information

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker