Persistent absence risks children’s futures. Here’s how we’ll address it Raising fines and making guidance and daily data submissions mandatory will boost early intervention and a support-first approach, says Damian Hinds
Reception baseline test: Partial move to digital delayed Standards and Testing Agency had planned to move some elements of the test on-screen from 2024
Labour’s school improvement teams will deliver misogyny training Research shows rise in references to sexual harassment, abuse and safeguarding incidents in Ofsted reports
Ark stands by chair Sir Paul Marshall over social media activity The Conservative donor has been accused of liking and sharing extremist posts
Ofsted: Employers lack skills to help SEND pupils on work experience Leaders ‘prioritised work experience and many were building relationships with employers’, but with ‘mixed results’
‘Sizeable minority’ of academy trusts ‘vulnerable’ as pupil numbers fall Analysis finds hundreds of primary-only or majority trusts could be in financial jeopardy
‘Severe hardship’ as thousands of schools get 0.5% funding rise Academy trust body requests emergency funding following government’s reduction in minimum per-pupil funding levels
More than 10,000 pupils ‘fall through the cracks’ – de Souza Children’s commissioner makes wide-ranging recommendations to make school system more ‘inclusive’
Unions express ‘frustration and disquiet’ after DfE pay evidence delayed Missed deadline comes after STRB remit letter was issued just days before Christmas