Primary school disadvantage gap stops widening But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains way above pre-pandemic levels
Educational psychologists vote to strike But the Association of Educational Psychologists also said it had received an ‘improved pay offer’
RAAC PAC: 10 things we learned as DfE bosses grilled by MPs Senior civil servants appeared before the public accounts committee amid the school building crisis
RAAC: Treasury snubbed 10-year school rebuild funds, says ex-minister Lord Agnew says he had ‘probably 10 meetings’ to try to get a ‘long-term envelope’ confirmed
Spielman: Oliver has the ‘steel and integrity’ for top Ofsted job Current chief inspector says she is ‘very optimistic’ about the tenure of her successor as she prepares to leave after 7 years
DfE hopes £1.2m contract will boost academy trustee recruitment Tender comes as survey finds three quarters of governors have difficulty recruiting to their boards
RAAC questionnaire: Trusts ‘assured’ they won’t be named and shamed Sector leader says ministers have said responsible bodies deemed not to have responded ‘will not be named publicly’
RAAC: DfE snubbed schools’ bids for flagship rebuilding scheme Ten schools now confirmed with RAAC applied for the current school rebuilding programme, but were rejected
RAAC: DfE finally publishes list of affected schools Almost 1 in 3 schools with confirmed RAAC delay term or use remote learning, government data shows