Small schools dub new workload admin list ‘unrealistic’ Schools need more funding to cut teacher working hours, warn leaders
Ofsted: 9 inspection reform recommendations from NAHT Leaders’ union calls for period of ungraded inspections and longer notice as deeper reforms are considered
Schools offered £3k to appoint ‘maths champions’ Revamped charity headed by ex-DfE adviser wants to make maths the ‘SAS of subjects’ amid fears 30k promising pupils are being lost
GCSE maths re-sit pass rate lower than pre-pandemic But performance in English re-takes continues to rise
Poorer pupils less likely to attend top comprehensives Schools with best progress 8 scores have a lower proportion of disadvantaged pupils than their catchment areas, study finds
Khan extends London primary free school meals for a year Mayor also raises per-meal funding to £3 following repeated warnings that schools faced a shortfall
Ofsted will review absence during safeguarding checks, says Labour Bridget Phillipson will also announce a Labour government will use AI to spot trends in attendance
The next government must learn from Sir Tim Brighouse’s legacy Former education secretary Baroness Morris pays tribute to a ‘guiding light, wise counsel and a good friend’
New year’s honours 2024: Damehood for Gibb’s phonics guru Forty-four people with links to England’s schools community recognised