Movers and shakers: Claire Heald, Derek Hills, Catherine Charnock, Rory Gribbell, Charles Byrne Lord of the Rings superfan and former MasterChef contestant are among those starting new jobs
Give teachers and leaders ‘double digit’ pay rise, says NAHT Primary heads’ union becomes latest to demand above-inflation rise and restoration of pay following real-terms cuts
ASCL wants ‘fully-funded, above-inflation’ pay rise in 2024 Government also needs plan to “fully restore the erosion of pay” since 2010, says leadership union
Absence fines rake in £19m as schools and councils get strict Takings from absence fines were 17.5% higher last year than before the pandemic
DfE raided capital coffers for £250m towards teacher pay grant Funding also came from tutoring underspend and 16 to 19 cash, but DfE refuses to give more details
Keegan calls for return to ‘more sustainable’ teacher pay rises Education secretary tells teacher pay body that schools only have 1.2 per cent headroom in budgets
The 10 new attendance rules schools need to know about Ministers publish new guidance that will become statutory from September
Number of children ‘missing education’ rises a quarter 117,000 children were not registered at a school and not receiving a suitable education elsewhere at some point last year
Absence fines rise to £80 and daily data mandatory from September Penalties for unauthorised absence will hit £80, and all schools will have to join attendance tracker scheme